Description
Roland Smith first worked with animals at the Portland Zoo, and he has been involved in animal rescues and conservation work around the world for more than twenty years. He is the author of Jack's Run, Zach's Lie, Cryptid Hunters, Peak, and most recently Tentacles, his Scholastic debut. He is also the co-author of numerous picture books with his wife, Marie. Roland lives with Marie on a farm south of Portland, Oregon, and he enjoys writing, traveling, and visiting schools. You can find him online at www.rolandsmith.com.
Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
Twelve-year-old Chase travels the country with his father, who offers his services in reconstruction after catastrophes, sometimes exploiting those in need, but Chase tries to make things right, especially when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
Book one in Roland Smith's middle-grade action-adventure series--now in paperback! Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.
Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.
Praise for STORM RUNNERS "Certain to grab readers and leave them waiting to snatch up the next installment?? BOOKLIST "A breakneck read, perfectly geared to the restless and reluctant." BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Praise for STORM RUNNERS "Readers will really feel blasts of wind, water and flying debris in this disaster tale...readers are really going to want to find out what happens next." -Kirkus Reviews Praise for TENTACLES "A high-octane page-turner that will reel readers in and keep them riveted." -School Library Journal "A surefire hit...the fascinating science of cryptids (animals thought to exist only in myth) and Smith's fast-paced story will capture the imagination of any action-loving reader." -Bookpage
Praise for Storm Runners "Readers will really feel blasts of wind, water and flying debris in this disaster tale...[They] are really going to want to find out what happens next." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for Tentacles "A high-octane page-turner that will reel readers in and keep them riveted." - School Library Journal "A surefire hit...The fascinating science of cryptids (animals thought to exist only in myth) and Smith's fast-paced story will capture the imagination of any action-loving reader." - Bookpage
Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
Twelve-year-old Chase travels the country with his father, who offers his services in reconstruction after catastrophes, sometimes exploiting those in need, but Chase tries to make things right, especially when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
Book one in Roland Smith's middle-grade action-adventure series--now in paperback! Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.
Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.
Praise for STORM RUNNERS "Certain to grab readers and leave them waiting to snatch up the next installment?? BOOKLIST "A breakneck read, perfectly geared to the restless and reluctant." BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Praise for STORM RUNNERS "Readers will really feel blasts of wind, water and flying debris in this disaster tale...readers are really going to want to find out what happens next." -Kirkus Reviews Praise for TENTACLES "A high-octane page-turner that will reel readers in and keep them riveted." -School Library Journal "A surefire hit...the fascinating science of cryptids (animals thought to exist only in myth) and Smith's fast-paced story will capture the imagination of any action-loving reader." -Bookpage
Praise for Storm Runners "Readers will really feel blasts of wind, water and flying debris in this disaster tale...[They] are really going to want to find out what happens next." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for Tentacles "A high-octane page-turner that will reel readers in and keep them riveted." - School Library Journal "A surefire hit...The fascinating science of cryptids (animals thought to exist only in myth) and Smith's fast-paced story will capture the imagination of any action-loving reader." - Bookpage
Storm Runners (the Storm Runners Trilogy, Book 1) (Reprint | Paperback)
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