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The surge

After barely surviving a terrifying hurricane, Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have made it to the safety of Nicole's family farm, which is also the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, where flood waters are rising and dangerous circus animals are on the loose.

Main Author: Smith, Roland, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Storm runners
Subjects:
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Hurricanes > Juvenile fiction.
Circus animals > Juvenile fiction.
Storm chasers > Juvenile fiction.
St. Petersburg (Fla.) > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: After barely surviving a terrifying hurricane, Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have made it to the safety of Nicole's family farm, which is also the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, where flood waters are rising and dangerous circus animals are on the loose.
Physical Description: 133 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780545081795 (hardcover)
0545081793 (hardcover)
9780545081788 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Roland Smith was born in Portland, Oregon on November 30, 1951. He received a Bachelor's degree in English from Portland State University. His job working for a children's zoo began a 20-year career as a zookeeper. After working to save wildlife following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, his first non-fiction book, Sea Otter Rescue, was published in 1990. He continued to draw upon his zoo experiences for other non-fiction titles, including Journey of the Red Wolf, which won an Oregon Book Award in 1996. His first novel, Thundercave, was published in 1997. His other fiction books include The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe, Zach's Lie, Jack's Run, Cryptid Hunters, Peak, and Shatterproof. He also writes the I, Q. series and the Storm Runners series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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