By:
Paul Volponi
Grade Level:
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.