Devil Storm

by Theresa Nelson

“The great hurricane that devastated Galveston in 1900 is the centerpiece of [this] tightly knit novel. The writing is powerful. A fine work, integrating nature with character.” —Starred review, The Horn Book ”Nelson’s strong sense of place, poetic style and inspired characterization make this far more than just an enthralling adventure.” —Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

228 pages, Paperback

Published October 26, 2000

Reviews

[Nada Lulic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice YA historical fiction about the 1900 Hurricane in Galveston and the surrounding area. Learned a few tidbits that inspired more research.

[B · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a solid historical fiction story that was intriguing, moving, and easy to read. It has solid historical bones with enough embellishments to make you want to turn every page.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daxon has to read this book for school. I picked it up and am so glad I did. A fictional story of a family that survived the Galveston hurricane of 1900. Great younger version of Isaac's Storm. (but not the same story at all). Not too gruesome, but enough info to help them understand how devastating it was.

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Urgh. We have to read this for RELA (Reading, English, Language Arts). Semi interesting, but if we stopped reading it right now, and I could never read it again, I could care less. The only reason I'm ahead of my class in it is that I got bored one day.

[Stephanie Sapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now I really want to go to Galveston to view the historical places mentioned in the book. The beginning of the book was too slow for me and had me wishing the storm parts would hurry up.