Tornado
By Betsy Byars and Doron Ben-Ami
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From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age.
A tornado appears in the distance, and the family quickly gathers into the storm cellar. The storm rages outside, but Pete, the farmhand, knows this is the perfect time to tell his stories about a dog named Tornado.
Blown into their lives by a twister when Pete was a boy, Tornado was no ordinary dog—he played card tricks, saved a turtle’s life, and had a rivalry with the family cat.
Forgetting their fear, the family hangs on every word of Pete’s stories—both happy and sad—of this remarkable dog.
Betsy Byars
Betsy Byars is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Summer of the Swans, a Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author of Goodbye, Chicken Little; The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish; and the popular Golly Sisters trilogy.
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Tornado - Betsy Byars
Dedication
For the Giltners—
especially Zsa and Joe and Nine-Thirty
Contents
Dedication
1. The Storm
2. In the Doghouse
3. A Card Trick
4. Carey’s Turtle
5. Five-Thirty
6. Buddy
7. The End of the Storm
Back Ad
About the Author and Illustrator
Books by Betsy Byars
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
CHAPTER 1
The Storm
"Twister! Pete yelled.
Twister!"
I ran for the house.
Twister!
He pointed.
I looked over my shoulder. I could see it—a long, black funnel cloud in the west. It pointed from the dark sky right down to our farm.
Pete opened the doors to the storm cellar and beckoned with his straw hat.
Twister!
he shouted again.
My two brothers ran from the barn. Pete helped my grandmother down the steps.
Hurry up, boys,
she called. Then she said to my mother, Come on, Beth.
My mother was standing outside the door. She was worried about my daddy.
Link! Link!
she called. My daddy had been named for a president. Lincoln!
He’s in the cornfield,
Pete said. He can’t hear you, ma’am.
Still my mother hesitated. The cornfield seemed to be directly under the funnel.
He’ll be all right. He can get in a ditch. You come on now.
She ducked into the cellar, and Pete pulled the doors shut behind her.
The storm cellar was dim and cool.