Sebasti itibaren Le Poiré-sur-Vie, Fransa itibaren Le Poiré-sur-Vie, Fransa

Book for readers who are working to improve their fluency. It is geared for YA. It tells the story of one boy and his family and village during Hurricane Mitch. The accessible vocabulary and realistic story make it a great read for many teens.

Rather disappointing.

This book was so disturbing I often found myself nauseas while reading it. I skipped pages and skimmed to make it through the horror, and I'm glad that I did. As a teacher it was informational but as a human being (and a parent one day) it was terrifying.

This is a book published in the 1860's when the style of writing greatly differs from the present. The epistolary novel is difficult to follow at times, and the lengthy discourse boring. Just when you begin to enjoy the novel, a new character begins his tirade. This is not a novel that I enjoyed.