new orleans

When Ruby is sent to an exclusive boarding school and treated with snobbishness and contempt, she dreams of finding happiness in a loving home.

Readers hear stories from survivors of the devastating hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005.

Examines the history of the New Orleans Pelicans, a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

An illustrated overview of Hurricane Katrina, with eyewitness accounts, infographics, stories of survival and rescue, and more.

New Orleans Voodoo examines the aspects of New Orleans's history and culture that have made voodoo a vibrant, meaningful presence even in the 21st century. Amulets, candles, jinxes, and spirits, they're all part of New Orleans Voodoo. You'll learn all about their origins and uses in New Orleans Voodoo. But this book will also take you back to the beginnings, when slaves uprooted from West Africa brought their religion to Louisiana, where it blended with the Christianity practiced by French and Spanish colonists.

Contains ten stories of everyday citizens who risked their lives during Hurricane Katrina.

The weekend she turns thirteen, aspiring clothing designer Teresa "Reesie" Boone is separated from her family by Hurricane Katrina, but during the horrific storm and its aftermath, begins to find strength in herself.

Uses graphic novel format to depict the events of Hurricane Katrina thorugh six true stories of New Orleansians who survived the storm, including Denise, who experienced the chos of the Superdome, and a doctor whose French Quarter home was unscathed.

Ten years after her family disappeared near the Bayou Rabineaux, Niquette and her two friends, Ben and Anthem, uncover the truth of what happened and they discover that another has the same powers that Niquette now has, but he is intent on using his newfound powers for revenge.