A review by bookgirl4ever
Hurricane by Terry Trueman

3.0

Jose lives in a small town, La Rupa, in Honduras. He comes from a close knit family - he idolizes his older brother Victor. La Rupa is also a close town. Jose knows all the residents and their homes. Then news of Hurricane Mitch comes, but surely it won't affect La Rupa - they are too far inland, right? Jose's dad, brother, and sister are out of town when the hurricane hits. It is devastating to much of Honduras. Jose doesn't know if his father, brother, and sister are okay, but he doesn't have time to think about it. He has to help his community recover from the mudslide that has covered the majority of the town, leaving Jose and a shack at the other side of town the only buildings left standing.

Upper elementary.