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Informed by Key's extensive personal experiences of hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, this action-packed survival story pits two young teens and a younger sister against the awesome storm--plus the alligators, wild hogs, bears, and snakes also seeking shelter and high ground. Add in life-threatening hypothermia and injuries, and the suspense is unrelenting. The plot is negligible, but readers won't care.