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Published
2004
Publisher
HarperTempest
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

Escaping Tornado Season

Julie Williams

After her father's sudden death, thirteen-year-old Allie and her unstable mother move in with her grandparents in a small 1960s Minnesota town, where Allie struggles to fit in and witnesses injustice toward her Native American classmates.

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Themes

FamilyParents & grandparentsGrief & lossRace & racism

Mood

Feels emotional, reflective.

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