Cora and the Terrible Twister: A Tri-State Tornado Survival Story (Girls Survive)

by Julie Gilbert (Author) Francesca Ficorilli (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Girls Survive

Cora Moffat is struggling to concentrate on her English class when her teacher’s focus lands on a classroom window. As the class turns to look, they see an enormous black cloud, angry and vicious, heading their direction.

When the devastating tornado hits the school, Cora does all she can to help herself and others survive the destruction and make it out of the building alive. Readers can learn the real story of the Tri-State Tornado from the nonfiction back matter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781669059424
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Publication date
January 01, 2024
Series
Girls Survive
BISAC categories
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
JUV001010 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV029030 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Disasters
Library of Congress categories
History
Friendship
20th century
Survival
Historical fiction
Twins
Illinois
Best friends
Tornadoes
Siblings
Novels
Murphysboro (Ill.)

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