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Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and 12-year-old Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She's hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, a spirit only she can see won't stop following her, and -- worst of all -- Caroline's mother left home one day and never came back. But when a new student named Kalinda arrives, Caroline's luck begins to turn around. Kalinda, a solemn girl from Barbados with a special smile for everyone, becomes Caroline's first and only friend -- and the person for whom Caroline has begun to develop a crush.…
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8 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2019Scholastic, Incorporated · 240 pages · 9781338129311
- Paperback · English · 2018Scholastic Inc. · 231 pages · 9781338129328
- Hardcover · English · 2018Scholastic Press · 224 pages · 9781338129304
- Other · English · 2021Hurricane Child EBOOKScholastic · 9780702310805
- Other · English · 2021Scholastic · 9780702310218
- Other · English · 2020Thorndike Press · 9781432869519
Children's fictionMothers and daughters, fictionMissing persons, fictionFathers and daughters, fictionFriendship, fictionHurricanes, fictionUnited states virgin islands, fictionLGBTQ middle grade