It is not the whole story of Katrina not by a long shot," Philbrick explains. "It is one small story, seen through one young man's eyes, and therefore limited to what he directly experienced.
Philbrick introduces this disaster to young readers, who might otherwise be unfamiliar with the subject, through his unsuspecting narrator, Zane Dupree. Though the book is a work of fiction, Philbrick tells readers that, "everything that happens to the characters in Zane and the Hurricane reflects real events and situations that affected real people in the days during and after Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans." In some cases, it's almost unbelievable. So begins the story of Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick's Zane and the Hurricane, a highly descriptive and character-driven tale about Hurricane Katrina and her shocking aftermath. With Bandy tagging along, how bad could the trip possibly be? He never even knew his dad what's the point in meeting the old gumby who raised him? "Because you can't miss somebody you never knew, can you?" At least he's allowed to bring Bandy, his best friend and sidekick, and the best darn dog he could ever ask for. When 12-year-old Zane Dupree finds out that he has a long-lost great-grandmother living in New Orleans and that his mom is sending him there from New Hampshire to visit he's none too thrilled. Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick's poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.
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