Don't Call Me a Hurricane
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Novels in Verse
3.9
Ellen Hagan
An affecting and resonant YA novel in verse that explores family, community, the changing ocean tides, and what it means to fall in love with someone who sees the world in a different way.It's been five years since a hurricane ravaged Eliza Marino's life and home in her quiet town on the Jersey shore. Now a senior in high school, Eliza is passionate about fighting climate change-starting with saving Clam Cove Reserve, an area of marshland that is scheduled to be turned into buildable lots. Protecting the island helps Eliza deal with her lingering trauma from the storm, but she still can't shake the fear that something will come along and wash out her life once again. When Eliza meets Milo Harris at a party, she tries to hate him. Milo is one of the rich tourists who flock to the island every summer. But after Eliza reluctantly agrees to give Milo surfing lessons, she can't help falling for him. Still, Eliza's not sure if she's ready to risk letting an outsider into the life she's rebuilt. Especially once she discovers that Milo is keeping a devastating secret. Told in stunning verse, Don't Call Me a Hurricane is a love story for the people and places we come from, and a journey to preserve what we love most about home.
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Author
Ellen Hagan
Pages
400
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published Date
2022-07-19
ISBN
1547610166 9781547610167
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"This novel written in verse was a nice change of pace for me from what I usually read. I enjoyed this one a lot, and it was beautifully written. This was an emotionally charged piece of literature that shares a lot about the emotional journey of the main character, Eliza, who is trying to figure out how to deal and cope with lingering trauma from 5 years earlier when a hurricane disturbed her home and life.<br/>Eliza has grown up and become more into and passionate about climate change. She tries to do more good in her community and with her family and others. She meets a guy, who's a rich tourist that comes to visit her quiet town and she wants to hate him but instead falls for him.<br/>This is about how Eliza has to continue on with life, deal with PTSD, go to therapy and still live her normal life with friends, family and romance among other things as well. This is a quick and easy read with a lot packed into it that is great for all ages not only Young Adults. I would definitely recommend this one to everyone to check out.<br/>Thanks so much to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA Children's Books/Bloomsbury YA for letting me read and review this wonderful story. All thoughts and opinions are my own."
Annette W