Caught in a Cyclone

by Robyn Opie Parnell

It's Christmas Eve, 1974, when Cyclone Tracy hits Darwin in Northern Australia. Lucy is at home with her parents and her dog, Foxy. As the ferocious cyclone intensifies, Foxy goes missing. Will Lucy be able to save her dog from the storm? Or will Christmas be a disaster in more ways than one? This is a moving tale of one family's ordeal during a true-life event.

11 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 22, 2011

About the author

Robyn Opie Parnell is the author of 94 books for children and adults, and 3 feature film screenplays. Robyn's credits include the Amazon number one best-sellers Dialogue: The Ultimate Writers' Guide, The Easy Way to Write Picture Books That Sell, Making Your Writing Sparkle: Self-editing for New Authors, and Show, Don't Tell: The Ultimate Writers' Guide.