Hurricane Luck (1949)

by Carl Lamson Carmer

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How do you make hurricanes boring? This snoozefest has a hurricane hitting Florida in the late 1940s, and yet the 11-year-old main character is more concerned about searching for sea shells. He's obsessed with earning money to help save his father's failing fishing career, pinning his hopes on a valuable shell or maybe that fishing contest with the big prize.

The only remarkable thing about this book is that comic book legend Jerry Robinson churned out the illustrations for it. Not a high-point in his career, for sure. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Carl Lamson Carmer	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Carmer, Elizabeth	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Robinson, Jerry	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Canonical title

Hurricane Luck

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Original publication date

1949

People/Characters

Peter Tebo

Henry Tebo (father of Peter Tebo)

Mrs. Tebo (mother of Peter Tebo)

Jimmie DeLima (friend of Peter Tebo)

Maria DeLima (sister of Jimmie DeLima)

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Florida, USA

Pine Island, Florida, USA

Boca Grande, Florida, USA

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Peter Tebo stood beside his father on the weathered dock.

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English

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TW120, Scholastic 1968 (various dates), 79 pages. Illustrated by Jerry Robinson.
Originally published: New York: Aladdin Books, 1949. Illustrated by Elizabeth Black Carmer.
“Bad luck. That’s all Peter’s father has had lately. Peter Tebo knows his father is the best fisherman on Pine Island. If only Dad had enough money to buy the right tackle. And if only Peter could help!
When Peter finds the rare shell, he almost believes in hurricane luck. But it will take more than luck to win the Junior Fishing Contest -- and the money Dad needs. Can Peter do it?”

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