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First published in 2008 by Viking, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Copyright © Paul Volponi, 2008
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Volponi, Paul.
Hurricane song : a novel of New Orleans / by Paul Volponi.
p. cm.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans,
and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about
each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.
[1. Fathers and sons-Fiction. 2. Hurricane Katrina, 2005-Fiction. 3. Jazz-Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.V8877Hu 2008
[Fic] - dc22
2007038215
.S.A. Set in Chaparral MM
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