The Day It Rained Ducks
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2014 · Est. 2.5 hour read

The Day It Rained Ducks

By Lane Walker

Part of the Hometown Hunters series

A storm turns a duck hunt into a fight for survival on Lake Huron.

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160 pages· 24,400 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Blair Thomas eagerly embarks on her first duck hunt with her dad and their loyal dog, Mac, on Lake Huron. As they set out, two massive storms collide, unleashing chaos and transforming their adventure into a perilous battle against nature's fury. With waves crashing and the storm intensifying, survival becomes uncertain. Amidst the turmoil, the storm holds a mysterious gift for Blair. Can she endure the tempest long enough to uncover it? Dive into this gripping tale of courage and resilience on the stormy waters.

From the publisher

Blair Thomas lives in the friendly, lakeside town of Lainey, Michi- gan, on the beautiful shores of Lake Huron. Lainey boasts superb hunt- ing opportunities and offers visitors miles of sandy shoreline and weekend tours of the historic Tesla Lighthouse. It’s the beginning of the fall, duck hunting season, and Blair and her dad are busy preparing for her very first duck hunt. The forecast is calling for extremely high winds and rain, absolutely perfect weather for duck hunting it doesn’t get any better than this! Excitement mounts as Blair, her dad, and their faithful chocolate lab, Mac, head in their johnboat toward Edmond Island, four miles offshore. But things start to spiral out of control quickly as two massive storms collide, creating an historic storm directly overhead. Storms like this are dangerous, and this one turns out to be much worse than Blair or her dad could ever have imagined. The storm takes control of the lake, hammering them with huge waves, and changes what was to

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Format
Pages
160
Words
24,400
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
740L
Themes & topics
Books about familiesBooks about huntingBooks about traditionsBooks about coming of age
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~R
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
508981
Publication
Published
November 1, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781581695649

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