This book is a wonderful book that not many people come across. I checked it out at the library, and book of few Due Dates during the last four years, maybe 11 times previous to mine. I just happened to run across this book when researching 1800's Nebraska. It looked like a good book, so I checked it out and read it. I read it in three days, with limited reading time. This is a great book about an 11 year old girl who is crossing from the harsh times of the 1890's to a great time of modern inventions. She is about to meet "the end of the world" (1900) which reminds me much of our meeting "the end of the world" in 2000. Through the centeries, people have changed and life has become more complex, but life is just the same in picking up a great book telling of life from over 100 years ago.

Oh I love this book. I was looking through books that other people read that also liked this book. I read this book a while ago so I might be wrong in some parts. I think Evan Tucker's parents died so we went to live with his aunt and uncle. Cassie his cousin helps him in Blue Hill, Nebraska. I remember that at the end Evan's teacher writes him a letter with this on it: Mr. Evan Tucker c/o Cassie Tucker Blue Hill, Nebraska I thought that was so cute. I love to read love stories but this isn't one. I think that Evan shouldn't be Cassie's cousin so at the end they can fall in love. That's what I think so read this book and don't yell at me if I'm wrong in my review or what I think Evan and Cassie should or shouldn't be.

Cassie Tucker is the only daughter of a preacher in 1899 Nebraska. She does have two brothers, one older, one younger, but she wants a sister. So she's dissapointed when she hears her cousin, fourteen year old Evan, is coming to live with the Tuckers. Through a fall of changes, and an unexpected blizzard that nearly claims Evan's life, Cassie comes to accept him as a part of the family. This novel of a farm girl at the turn of the twentieth century is meaningful today, as we face the upcoming start of the twenty first century.

12-year-old Dan Hatch, his best friend Arthur, and baby brother Ryan are home alone when a devasting tornado strikes! This story focuses on the devastation and destruction of a tornado, the main characters' strength and will to live through disaster, and it also stresses the importance of having strong famiily bonds to get throgh tough times. After the tornado hits, Dan & his friends realize that they're on their own for survival...and yet they help free an elderly resident who's trapped in her home. Later on in the novel, the main characters each get the chance to show the reader their feelings and concerns about what has happened to their families and homes, and the doubts of whether they will fully recover. As a fourth-grader, my parents gave this book to me for Christmas. It sat on my desk unused for a while, but then one night while my parents were having company, I decided to go to my room and read. I vividly remember that once I started this book, I could not put it down, and I read it straight through in one night. I have since read it dozens of times even as an adult, and I have also seen the movie (which is badly written and not at all true to the story). This book has single-handedly inspired my interest in tornadoes and severe weather. My recommendation? If you've got an older child--boy OR girl--who likes to read good adventures, BUY THIS ONE!! By the way, the story is a fictional account but was inspired by actual events on June 3, 1980, when seven deadly tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska, in a three-hour period.

I read this book when I was in the 4th grade, and it sparked my undying interest in tornadoes. The story revolves around 12-year-old Dan Hatch, his baby brother, Ryan, and Dan's best friend, Arthur, who are home alone when a devasting tornado sweeps through town. Not only does it capture the terror of a devasting natural disaster from a child's point of view. This book also touches a nerve by exploring issues of sibling rivalry, the difficulties that sometimes occur with change in a family, and the importance of friends helping friends. The overall theme in this book is that people need to have a plan of action for such disasters, and it also touches on the fact that, though we all have our disagreements, strong families can draw support from God, one another, and friends, and use that support to overcome the obstacles created by the disaster. Also, this book touches on how we tend to take things for granted, until we suddenly don't have them anymore. All in all, an excellent read for your older children. The best part is that, though the characters are fictional, the events are real. The book is based on the events of June 3, 1980, when seven tornadoes blew threw the town of Grand Island, Nebraska in just three hours, leaving utter devastation in their wake.

PARENTAL ADVISORY: Due to some realistic depictions of events surrounding a natural disaster, this book may not be suitable for your younger children. It's OK for any kid who's 4th grade or higher.

Based on a real happening "Night of the Twisters" is truly a great book! The characters experiences are very lifelike.

Dan, his friend Authur, and his baby brother Ryan are alone when the tornado strikes. Acting on what they were taught they survive. However they realize that they are alone and Dan can not locate his parents. This when he realizes how important family is. Authur meanwhile locates his family and has an emotional reunion. This book was very well written because it shows us how important family is to all of us.

Just to convince you how good this book is my 12 year old friend read this book 5 times and was she who convinced me to buy it. I have to say she was right because this is an excellent book! I highly recomment this book to anyone older than 8 because their are some gruesome parts to this book that younger kids might not be able to take in very well. This is also a very good research book for anyone who is researching tornadoes. I have to say after reading this book, I am much more interested in tornadoes!

This energetic book is a sure win! I enjoyed the experience and I recommended it to all of my friends!

"No Way Out" by Ivy Ruckman, is very good adventurist book. Many people would like reading it because of all the exciting things that all the teenaged kids do in the book.All the kids have a good time at some point in the book, but yet they all had their bad times too. And when the kids would all get in a fight, The kids would tell how they were feeling and everthing else.When the kids started out on their hike, they were all good friends but by the mid-hike, they all had been tired and mad at some point of the hike. Ivy Ruckman does a very nice job in explaining her books and giving them exciting details. Most books are hard to follow but Ivy Ruckman's books are easy to follow and to understand everything. If you like exciting books, and adventure, then you would enjoy this book."No Way Out" by Ivy Ruckman. She does a very nice job in telling her feelings to the whole world.

Melba the Brain is about a girl who finds out that she is a genius. Not only is she a genius, but she has special powers that allow her to summon an interplanetary cat. This cat brings her far and wide to a planet that Melba has never heard of. Here, the animals are dominant and humans are lowly creatures. Melba finds that this planet is not just fun and games when she finds out that she can't get out of it and back to Earth! Will Melba ever return back home or not?

This book is a very interesting and intriguing book. While it is made for children, there are some parts that may be confusing to them. Some of the vocab included in this book is advanced for children, but it will probably help YOUR child to learn.

Overall, I thought this book was satisfactory. Some of the plot was humdrum and many parts were confusing, even to an adult. However, the author did a very good job with her description. The "clackety-clack" of a crocodile's teeth are just an example. I would recommend this book to an advanced young reader.