Hurricane Katrina: Survivors and Heroes

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Renee Gay

"Hurricane Katrina is so mean/I can't believe what I've seen/It ruined our house and our school/It really isn't very cool/It ruined our lives and all those good times." —From the poem, "Katrina is Mean" by Renee Gay

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