"Miles has only been living with his musician father in New Orleans for two months when Hurricane Katrina hits-and they haven't really been getting along. That's the main reason I give this 4 stars instead of 5. I would have liked to have seen more of that. Toward the end of of the book we get a little peek at the city itself and the devastation. Such catastrophes bring out both the best and the worst in people. What I mean by humans being humans is that some folks acted like thugs while others stood together and helped each other. I don't personally know how much of it is 'true' although it depicts humans being human and in that sense certainly has the ring of truth. I've heard many stories about what went on in the dome, and "Hurricane Song" pretty much reinforces the stories I've heard. I'm also not black and this book explores the experiences of blacks, mostly poor ones, who either did not or could not leave the city and ended up taking shelter in the New Orleans Superdome. We did see the devastation when we returned. I lived in the New Orleans area when Hurricane Katrina hit, but we were able to get out before the storm and did not directly experience any of the horror in the city, except via TV. This is a young adult book and I'm far past the age it is recommended for, but I enjoyed it and found it a fast read.
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