Hurricane Katrina

#295 ~ Zeitoun

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers Published by: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Published on: June 2009 Page Count: 368 Genre: Non-Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook rented from my local library Narrator: Firdous Bamji Audiobook Length: 10 hours, 28 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audiobook Summary from the Publisher When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, [...]

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#210 ~ Ruined

7 Nov By Jennifer 8 Comments

Ruined: A Ghost Story by Paula Morris Rebecca is a typical high school sophomore. She is active in her school and is extremely upset and resentful when her father uproots her from her New York City home to live with a friend and her daughter in New Orleans. She doesn’t understand why her father sends [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, R.I.P. IV Peril the First, Young Adult Tagged With: ghost story, Hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, New York City, Paula Morris, Ruined

Win a Copy of Ruined by Paula Morris

8 Sep By Jennifer 85 Comments

There is something about fall that makes it feel like the perfect time of the year to read a ghost story. Sure, there is Halloween, but almost as soon as September arrives I’m ready for all things spooky. As if to affirm my feelings, Carl runs the R.I.P. Challenge through September and October. So, [...]