Escaping Tornado Season

by Julie Williams

22 Members ½ (3.70)

On This Page

Description

Poems describe how thirteen-year-old Allie, living with her grandparents in a small Minnesota town in the 1960s, struggles to cope with her father's recent death, being abandoned by her mother, and trying to fit in at school.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

12+ Works 538 Members
Julie Williams is a freelance author with a Ph.D. in classical languages. She has taught on the high school and college level

Common Knowledge

Canonical title
Escaping Tornado Season
Original publication date
2004-03
People/Characters
Allie Benton; Joey Redfern; Grams; Gramps; Lidia White Cloud; Maggie Benton
Important places
Minnesota, USA; Nebraska, USA
Dedication
To Gordon & Jennifer
First words
Last month when my dad finally came home

Classifications

Genres
Poetry, Fiction and Literature, Teen, Tween
DDC/MDS
811.6Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican poetry2000-
LCC
PS3573 .I44963 .E83Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
BISAC

Statistics

Members
22
Popularity
1,193,721
Rating
½ (3.70)
Languages
English
Media
Paper
ISBNs
2