01957cam a2200337 4500 424747931 TxAuBib 20210501120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496583901 1496583906 fc3c3cb2-543d-4fdd-be09-84700b06d254 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4830163 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gunderson, Jessica. Carrie and the Great Storm [Bridges eBook] : A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story. Capstone, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe PDF eBook, Filesize: 9MB. chapter books for girls. Historical Fiction. adventure story. survival story. diverse author. female hero. Twelve-year-old Carrie is excited to spend the night at her best friend Betsy's house one Saturday night in the turn of the century Galveston, Texas. But when her parents receive a last-minute invitation to a high-society party, they insist Carrie stay home to babysit her little brother, Henry. Despite a storm brewing — and Carrie's protests over the change in plans — her parents go to the party. As the storm approaches, the streets begin flooding. Henry is scared, and Carrie tries to calm him. But then hurricane hits, and the house is shaken from its foundation. Carrie must make some quick decisions to save herself and her little brother from the Great Galveston Hurricane. Readers can learn the real story of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. Juvenile Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-05-02 22:00:02. Forsyth, Matt.