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Author
Series
I survived volume 3
Description
Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.
3) Hours
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After his premature daughter is born and placed on a ventilator, Hurricane Katrina strikes New Orleans and the father must find a way to keep his child alive while waiting for someone to rescue them from a dark hospital.
Author
Series
Novels of the hidden cities volume 2
Formats
Description
To what lengths would you go to undo the pain of the past?
Max Corbett has returned to New Orleans for the funeral of his former girlfriend, Gabrielle Doucette, but between the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of his ruined relationship, the city feels alien.
At Gabrielle's graveside, Max meets Ray. Over a bottle of bourbon in a dive bar, the two discuss Gabrielle's unique connection to the city. Ray suggests that this...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Description
The world, itself, seems to bring together Henry, whose best friend died near their home in the mountains of Vermont, and Zavion, who lost his home in Hurricane Katrina, so that the boys can help each other heal.
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Bobbi (the dog) and Bob Cat are the best of friends. When their hometown of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina, many lost everything. Bobbi and Bob Cat only survived by staying together. This is the story of their remarkable friendship.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
95 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.
9) Ninth Ward
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
217 p. ; 20 cm.
Appears on list
Description
In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xvi, 462 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Description
"Ten years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana--on August 29, 2005--journalist Gary Rivlin traces the storm's immediate damage, the city of New Orleans's efforts to rebuild itself, and the storm's lasting affects not just on the city's geography and infrastructure, but on the psychic, racial, and social fabric of [the city]"--Amazon.com.
Publisher
True Movement Productions
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"This documentary film includes never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews to tell the story of Charity Hospital, from its roots to its controversial closing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. From the firsthand accounts of healthcare providers and hospital employees who withstood the storm inside the hospital, to interviews with key players involved in the closing of Charity, Big Charity shares the untold, true story around its demise and...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([4] p. : ill.)
Description
This documentary takes the viewer inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never seen on screen. Incorporating home footage shot by Kimberly Rivers Roberts -- an aspiring rap artist trapped with her husband in the 9th ward -- directors/producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal weave this insider's view of Katrina with a devastating protrait of the hurricane's aftermath. Trouble the Water takes audiences on a journey that is by turns heart-stopping, infuriating,...
Author
Series
Claire DeWitt mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
273 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Augmenting her brilliant deductive skills with dream analysis, marijuana, and the written work of a mysterious French detective, private investigator Claire DeWitt reluctantly returns to post-Katrina New Orleans to solve the disappearance of an unpopular prosecutor.
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 6
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
148 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.
Author
Series
Dave Robicheaux novels volume 16
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
14 CDS : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the adventures of detective Dave Robicheaux, who struggles with alcoholism and rage while fighting to protect lives in Katrina-devastated New Orleans.
18) Cut throat city
Formats
Description
The story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around, by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 632 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Amid the ruins of New Orleans, ordinary people--musicians, chefs, residents--find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if the city that gave birth to that culture still has a future.
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