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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

I was sent a copy of Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Older Readers) by Don Brown   Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Older Readers) by Don Brown Release Date: 2015-08-04 Kirkus’ Best of 2015 list School Library Journal Best of 2015 Publishers Weekly’s Best of 2015 list Horn Book Fanfare Book Booklist Editor’s Choice   On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina’s monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of…

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Book of the Day: Dolley Madison Saves George Washington

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I was sent a copy of Dolley Madison Saves George Washington by Don Brown   Dolley Madison Saves George Washington by Don Brown Release Date: September 1, 2015 Dolley was a farm girl who became a fine first lady when she married James Madison. She wore beautiful dresses, decorated her home, and threw lavish parties. Everyone talked about Dolley, and everyone loved her, too. Then war arrived at her doorstep, and Dolley had to meet challenges greater than she’d ever known. So Dolley did one thing she thought might make…

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