Night of the Twisters

Night of the Twisters

Night of the Twisters is a young adult realistic fiction novel by Ivy Ruckman that was released in 1984 by publisher Harper & Row (now HarperCollins). The book is a semi-fictionalized account of the 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak, which produced seven tornadoes (including two that rotated anti-cyclonically) in and around Grand Island, Nebraska, on the evening of June 3, 1980, killing five people and injuring 134. It is told from the point of view of its 12-year-old protagonist Danny Hatch, who – after his home and neighborhood are destroyed by one of the tornadoes – begins a search for his parents as the event takes place. The book won six literary awards including the Golden Sower Award, the Iowa Children's Choice Award and the Sequoyah Children's Book Award and as well as an Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children recommendation by the National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council. A loosely adapted made-for-cable television film of the same name was released on February 14, 1996, airing on The Family Channel (now Freeform).

Year:
1996
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Jenny:
What happened?

Arthur Jones:
He crashed and burned.

Dan Hatch:
[to Arthur] Hey, I can speak for myself, thanks. [to Jenny] Crashed and burned.

Jenny:
[laughs] Well, at least you didn't get hurt.

Dan Hatch:
I'll just have to find a new sport.

Arthur Jones:
Hm. Only sport you haven't failed at is yo-yo.

Dan Hatch:
Shut up. [Jack Hatch sees Dan and calls over to him]

Jack Hatch:
Hey, Danny! Saw you walking your bike.

Dan Hatch:
Yeah, well, I fell off.

Jack Hatch:
Well, you should have got right back on, kept riding right?

Dan Hatch:
Why? I mean it was completely out of it.

Jack Hatch:
Because, Dan it is important to finish the things you start.

Dan Hatch:
Look, it's just a dumb bike race.

Jack Hatch:
No, no, it's not just about what *it* is, it's about who *you* are.

Dan Hatch:
Look, I'm not an ath, alright? And we know that for sure, OK?

Jack Hatch:
Danny... [Danny walks away from him but Jack follows Dan] Look, talent is God-given but commitment that's something you have to give yourself. Look, I hate to see you quit something that you haven't finished.

Dan Hatch:
You know what? I hate it when you do this.

Jack Hatch:
Do what?

Dan Hatch:
This what you're doing right now!

Jack Hatch:
All that I'm doing right now, is I am telling you what I know is true, you need to get on that bike and you need to finish this race.

Dan Hatch:
Look at the bike, look, the wheel is completely out of wack!

Jack Hatch:
I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE TO DRAG THE BIKE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE! NOW YOU GET ON IT AND YOU FINISH THE RACE THAT YOU STARTED!


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