Sunday, January 6, 2019

Chasing Helicity by Ginger Zee - ADVISABLE

Chasing Helicity by Ginger Zee, 2014 pages. Disney, 2018. $17. 

Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: PG; Violence: G.

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Helicity is with her horse on a hilltop when a tornado hits her small town and destroys her house and injures her brother. This furthers her fear and fascination with weather and she uses the photos she took from the hilltop to launch an adventure into storm chasing. 

This is a tender subject for many readers who may feel some anxiety around the weather and natural disasters, but the author deals with it both tenderly and boldly. I think this story around the power of nature will be fascinating for many readers.    


Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher

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