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Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story — Content Guide for Parents

By Jessica GundersonCapstoneISBN 9781496584472112 pages
Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story

Found in this book

  • Scary contentCentral
  • Race & cultureSupporting

Not found

  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Twelve-year-old Carrie is excited to spend the night at her best friend Betsy's house one Saturday night in the turn of the century Galveston, Texas. But when her parents receive a last-minute invitation to a high-society party, they insist Carrie stay home to babysit her little brother, Henry. Despite a storm brewing -- and Carrie's protests over the change in plans -- her parents go to the party. As the storm approaches, the streets begin flooding. Henry is scared, and Carrie tries to calm him. But then hurricane hits, and the house is shaken from its foundation. Carrie must make some quick decisions to save herself and her little brother from the Great Galveston Hurricane. Readers can learn the real story of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The story follows a girl and her brother through a flood and hurricane, with drowning people, a collapsed house and a body under debris, though deaths are not described in detail. Segregation comes up several times, and Carrie saves and befriends William, a Black boy, and one man gives her a strange look for walking with him.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have scary content?

    Found (Central): The story follows a girl and her brother through a flood and hurricane, with drowning people, a collapsed house and a body under debris, though deaths are not described in detail.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): Segregation comes up several times, and Carrie saves and befriends William, a Black boy, and one man gives her a strange look for walking with him.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Carrie and the Great Storm A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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