By:
Paul Volponi
Hurricane Song (2008) by Paul Volponi is a compelling novel that teaches
readers about the racial tensions in post- Katrina New Orleans and the growth of a boy
who was forced into this terrible situation. Students who read this book can learn from
Volponi’s characters and the circumstances they had no control over. The characters
show compassion and love for complete strangers who were only bonded by their forced
evacuation to the Superdome.