Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

In the book Upside Down in The Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana there is a girl named Armani. It is her birthday weekend

but hurricane Katrina is about to hit. In the story Armani has to survive the storm.

 She has to sacrifice many things and people if she wants to survive the terrible storm.

I think the moral of this story is that no matter how bad it gets it will get better. 

  In/Throughout the story Armani faces many loses, but then gets back on her feet

in the end. For example Armani loses her grandma

from not enough air and age. And her puppy

, "Cricket” who she got her birthday. She had wanted a dog when “Saw an old woman selling little puppies. She looked like as witch”

Her brother, and dog go overboard on there roof.

And her mom almost gets left on there roof. Then at the super dome

Armani and her sisters are told to stay at a spot so that her mom can get medical help for Kheelin,

Armani’s little brother. But Armani finds her mom at a hospital at a refugee camp

which they were sent to by her uncle’s friend from the military

who guided them to the busses and there weren’t enough spots for all of them so her cousin got off for her.

 And her brother and best friend at a donut shop. But then she found out that her dad

hadn’t made it but her brother had lived and her cousin and best friend had made it and her cousin’s

dad took them with a person in red

who

 Armani was friends with because she helped them out a lot. This shows that things will get somewhat better. 

  Also in the story Armani loses everything she has including family, home, and prized possessions.

For example she loses all her possessions that she knows very well and loves. She loses her birthday cake,

mom’s favorite painting "The Black Velvet Jesus", and dad’s truck.

But when Armani gets to the shelter she gets new clothes and then when they get to the donut shop

 she meets some of her family and then she can start back over.

 
 By the end of the story Armani has gotten some of her former life back. For example she gets her cousin, mother, brothers, sisters and friends back.

She meets her mom at a hospital and brother and cousin at her favorite donut shop. She is back in her home. Her uncle is there too. 

  In the end Armani's life gets better and it will continue to.