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Pitt, Steve. Rain Tonight: A Story of Hurricane Hazel.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
PITT, Steve. Rain Tonight: A Story of Hurricane Hazel. illus. by Heather Collins. 45p. reprods. index. CIP. Tundra. 2004. pap. $12.95. ISBN 0-88776-641-2. LC C2004901590-7.
Gr 2-5--Pitt recounts the story of Hurricane Hazel's deadly 1954 pass over a small town near Toronto, Canada. His narrative follows the fortunes of second-grader Penny Doucette and her family as floodwaters rise into the second story of their house and they are forced to seek refuge on the roof in the howling wind and rain. Terrified, they watch as a neighbor's house is swept from its foundations, and pray that a small rescue boat will reach them before their own home is tom loose. Average-quality, …
