Upside down in the middle of nowhere is the dramatic tale of the impact of hurricane katrina on a girl and her family in the ninth ward, new. Lamana guides us through that fateful week in august of 2005 by telling the story through the eyes of armani curtis, a young girl from the ninth ward. Click here to read an excerpt from upside down in the middle of nowhere by julie t. Lamana lives in greenwell springs, louisiana, and worked in an afterschool program for children displaced by hurricane katrina, gaining a unique insight into their experiences surviving the storm. I won an advance copy of upside down in the middle of nowhere in a goodreads giveaway. Upside down in the middle of nowherequestions flashcards. In the book upside down in the middle of nowhere, where did mama, sealy, armani, and the twins go when they left mr. Apr 08, 2014 upside down in the middle of nowhere by julie t. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. When the rest of the curtis clan makes its way to the. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Upside down in the middle of nowhere ebook written by julie t.
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Lamana, armani, the main character, remembers when her family created a slip and slide, which could lead to a theme of family memories lasting forever. Jul 21, 2015 praise for upside down in the middle of nowhere. It turned out to be the best giveaway book ive read so far. Analysis of upside down in the middle of nowhere by julie. Kheelin was having an asthma attack p35 in the book, upside down in the middle of nowhere, why did armani try to avoid kheelin. Upside down in the middle of nowhere primary source pairings. In the book upside down in the middle of nowhere, where does daddy and georgie go at the end of every month. Because her birthday partys the day after tomorrowsunday p22 in the book, upside down in the middle of nowhere, when armani and daddy came home from mr. Lamana lives in greenwell springs, louisiana, and worked in an afterschool program for children displaced by hurricane katrina, gaining a unique insight into their. Upsidedown in the middle of nowhere book report youtube. Upside down in the middle of nowhere hardcover cavalier. I enjoyed the book, upside down in the middle of nowhere. On page 62 it says, me and sealy seen one of them slip n slide commercials on tv. Lamana, armani curtis, a young africanamerican girl living in the ninth ward district of new orleans, is completely uprooted from her world when hurricane katrina rips through her neighborhood.
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