From the publisher:

“Less than three weeks after Salvador Gómez-Colón's fifteenth birthday in 2017, Puerto Rico was struck by a historic Category 4 hurricane. Residents were completely taken by surprise; news about Hurricane Maria broke only two days before it made landfall.

Salvador and his family planned as best as they could, packing necessities and hunkering down in their home. They fared better than most, but many in his community were left with their homes destroyed and without access to basic resources. The hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico's electrical grid, shelters, hospitals, and food supplies, and almost 3,000 people died. Unable to ignore this suffering, Salvador put his good fortune to good use and started a fundraising campaign that would bring solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines to thousands of families in need.

Salvador's propulsive first-person story recounts living through the horrific storm, and grappling with both the destruction it left behind and his determination to make a difference in the world. In Hurricane, a young writer shows young readers how a nearly insurmountable catastrophe can be overcome through courage, compassion, and hope.”