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Monday June 7, 2010
A Place Where Hurricanes Happen debuts
June 22!
Kirkus
Reviews (May 1, 2010)
“We’re from New Orleans, a place where hurricanes happen.”
Four friends, who live on the same street and play together
every day, describe in alternating first-person voices (with
gentle, appropriate dialect) how Hurricane Katrina flooded
their lives. As Adrienne, Michael, Keesha and Tommy express
their feelings and describe the reactions of their families,
readers will sense the community spirit and the resilience
of the people of New Orleans.
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Available for Teachers : A Place Where Hurricanes
Happen
teacher's guide
When Renée is not writing and performing, she is teaching.
Renée has worked in public schools and community organizations
as an artist in residence for several years, teaching poetry,
fiction, and theater in Oregon, Louisiana, and New York City.
She also facilitates professional development workshops for
teachers and artists. Prepare for your classrooms this fall
by downloading the teacher's
guide for A
Place Where Hurricanes Happen.
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photo © Michael Smith
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Stay Tuned!
Stay
tuned to the blog for
appearances and news. I will release three limited edition
prints from the A Place Where Hurricanes Happen in
my Etsy
store.
Please look for them soon and keep your eyes peeled for the
trailer premiering June 22 on Youtube!
Also don't miss Renée's debut middle grade novel What
Momma Left Me, (Bloomsbury, July 2010).
Thank you!!
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cover art ©
Vanessa Brantley Newton
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