Each year we practice our tornado drills. No one takes it too seriously even though less than 20 years ago nearby Spencer, SD, was nearly wiped out by tornadoes. Jersey lives in Elizabeth, Missouri, where tornadoes are more common, and Jersey is used to the drill. However, when these tornado sirens go off, a tornado hits. Jersey, home alone, cowers in the basement as a tornado takes off with her home, family, and life. Torn away from all she holds dear, Jersey must live with strangers as she fights not to get blown away by the tornado that took so much from her. This emotional tale of survival from a life-shattering natural disaster is moving. Your heart will break with Jersey as she is eaten up with guilt about her last words to the people she loved most in the world. The words she can never take back or change. It makes you want to tell you want to stop reading and grab your family in a hug and tell them how much you treasure them. I think the author's words were so raw and honest because she spoke in Joplin, Missouri, weeks after an EF-5 tornado killed 150 people and leveled the town. I was swept into Jersey's story and couldn't put this book down.
Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
Each year we practice our tornado drills. No one takes it too seriously even though less than 20 years ago nearby Spencer, SD, was nearly wiped out by tornadoes. Jersey lives in Elizabeth, Missouri, where tornadoes are more common, and Jersey is used to the drill. However, when these tornado sirens go off, a tornado hits. Jersey, home alone, cowers in the basement as a tornado takes off with her home, family, and life. Torn away from all she holds dear, Jersey must live with strangers as she fights not to get blown away by the tornado that took so much from her. This emotional tale of survival from a life-shattering natural disaster is moving. Your heart will break with Jersey as she is eaten up with guilt about her last words to the people she loved most in the world. The words she can never take back or change. It makes you want to tell you want to stop reading and grab your family in a hug and tell them how much you treasure them. I think the author's words were so raw and honest because she spoke in Joplin, Missouri, weeks after an EF-5 tornado killed 150 people and leveled the town. I was swept into Jersey's story and couldn't put this book down.
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AuthorMs. Smith has been the librarian at Washington HS in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2005. She enjoys reading, watching K-Dramas, Harry Potter and hanging out with her family. Archives
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