Quotes from Lauren Tarshis

Because at least one hundred of the people who died were schoolchildren.

Dex was being sucked into the tornado, and he knew there could be no escape.

What had Dr. Latham done to deserve a beating?

Nate tried not to stare at Paul, but he kept thinking of the devilish teenager who'd clowned around on Papa's ships. He'd sneak vinegar into the men's canteens. He'd taught the ship's parrot to cuss in French. Nobody drove Papa and his men crazier — or made them laugh harder.

Was the Chicago Fire the deadliest in U.S. history? The Great Chicago Fire is remembered because it destroyed a four-mile swath of one of America's most important cities. But it was not the deadliest fire. Amazingly the deadliest fire in U.S. history happened the very same day as the Great Chicago Fire, about 250 miles to the north, in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.

Half of all US tornadoes hit in the central plains;

But there was more. "And we showed that Americans are willing to fight the most powerful army in the world. We showed that we can hold our ground.

But tornadoes form deep inside the clouds, hidden from satellites and radar. We don't know a tornado is coming until someone actually sees it with their own eyes.

They were alike, Dex realized.

But Grandpop wasn't like other men.

But just ahead, two buildings stood taller than the rest: the Twin Towers.

THE 2018 FIRE SEASON WAS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE

Never speak like that. You must never let hatred take over! Then you are no better than Festus! And hatred like that will destroy you.

You never know what's ahead," Papa would say, his eyes brimming with excitement.

There is goodness in the world, Marcus, and kindness. You cannot forget that." Goodness? Kindness?