About this episode

K. IBURA discusses their book TEMPEST, which follows a young girl navigating life after Hurricane Katrina.

TEMPEST follows Veronique (a.k.a. V) who, after her parents' death in Hurricane Katrina, moved to her MawMaw’s house in the Louisiana countryside. MawMaw always said that Veronique needed to hide her control and power over the wind, but one day, she has to use it to save...

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