num_pages: 160
description: Storm Chasers meets Stranger Things! An action-packed coming-of-age story of both natural disaster and the bravery it takes to face it. When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelve-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don't think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska.But soon enough, the wind begins to howl, and the lights and telephone stop working. Then the emergency siren starts to wail. Dan, his baby brother, and Arthur have only seconds to get to the basement before the monstrous twister is on top of them.Little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun...
language: English
title: Night of the Twisters
titlecomplete: Night of the Twisters
characters: John Daniel Hatch, Mildred, Minerva, Jason Miller, Eustacia Marie (Stacey) Darlington, Grandpa Hatch, Ruth Pavelka, Ruth Pavelka's daughter, Linda Hatch, Evelyn Haddad, Daniel John Hatch, Shirley Mulholland, Veronica (Ronnie) Vae Darlington, Gwyneth Elain Darlington, Dr. Fujita, Angéligue Darlington, Angie, Officer Kelly, Arthur Darlington, Mrs. Haddad, Cornhusker Kid, Allison Haddad, Dave, Mrs. Minetti, Karen Darlington, Tabitha Tess Darlington, Miss Stevens, Grandma Hatch, Aunt Goldie, Belle Smiley, Mr. Darlington, Ryan Oliver Hatch, Theodora Désirée Darlington
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Survival, Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 2804
places: Nebraska
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Iowa Children's Choice Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: Bluestem Book Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: Children
publisher: HarperCollins