Terror at Bottle Creek

Terror at Bottle Creek by Key, Watt. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780374374303.

Read the story Booklist calls “Hatchet for the post-Katrina generation”! In this gritty, realistic wilderness adventure, thirteen-year-old Cort is caught in a battle against a Gulf Coast hurricane. Corts father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Category 3 storm makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills-and bravery-to the test. One catastrophe seems to lead to another, leaving Cort and two neighbor girls to face the storm as best they can. Amid miles of storm-thrashed wetlands filled with dangerous, desperate wild animals, its up to Cort to win-or lose-the fight for their lives. This title has Common Core connections.