Terror at Bottle Creek
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780374374303
Pages
213 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Thirteen-year-old Cort's 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 Gulf Coast hurricane makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills--and bravery--to the test.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Separation; divorced parents; separated parents
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Children's Choices, 2017
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2017-2018
Nominee
Golden Sower Award, 2017-2018
Nominee
South Carolina Junior Book Award, 2017-2018
Nominee
Keywords
survival; marriage; parents; swamps; hurricanes; house boat
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Key, Watt, "Terror at Bottle Creek" (2016). Diverse Families. 1095.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1095