Publisher: Scholastic Book Service

Copyright Date: 2015

Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 08/25/15

Illustrator: Dawson, Scott,

Pages: 89 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-545-65848-9 Perma-Bound: 0-605-90222-4

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-545-65848-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-90222-0

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Tornadoes. Juvenile fiction.
Survival. Juvenile fiction.
Tornadoes. Fiction.
Survival. Fiction.
Joplin (Mo.). Juvenile fiction.
Joplin (Mo.). Fiction.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [113-116]).

Word Count: 13,677

Reading Level: 5.1

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.1 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 175912 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.4 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q67156

Lexile: 710L

Guided Reading Level: Q

Fountas & Pinnell: Q

A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin...

Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Rays, he has to say yes! Dr. Rays is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading toward Joplin, and wouldn't it be great to have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested...