The rest of the family can do nothing but wait for the floodwaters to recede or for the family to be rescued. Georgie and Armani leap into the water to go after Cricket, but soon they are all carried away by the fast-moving floodwaters. Things get worse when little Cricket, Armani's beloved new pup, falls into the water. They only had time to grab a few bottles of water, forgetting to grab the asthma medication for the baby, who is gasping for air. While secure for the moment in the attic, they see the floodwaters gradually rising around them. Watching the water envelop and destroy everything in its path, the family grabs the puppy and the baby, and they all head to the attic. What they couldn't possibly expect, however, is the failure of the nearby levees, which creates a giant wave heading straight toward their row of houses. However, certain members of the Curtis clan have seen storms before. Windows shatter, and there is a good deal of panic. The party ends as the family must hunker down for the coming winds. Suddenly, another neighbor interrupts the barbeque, affirming that the storm is worst than anyone expected and that it's too late to evacuate. For the reader, who is aware of the devastation to come, the suspense here is almost unbearable.
The family shares a blue buttercream frosting cake and Armani receives a puppy named Cricket. Despite the obvious meteorological distress rapidly enveloping them, Armani couldn't be more pleased with her birthday celebration. Under an increasingly black sky and amid troublingly strong winds, the tenth birthday barbeque for Armani begins in earnest.
Armani, too excited about her birthday to worry about the storm, makes Georgie promise he won't tell their parents about the neighbors. The next-door neighbors have already evacuated, but only Armani and Georgie know this. Dark portents, however, threaten to encroach on her excitement, as her MeMaw and her brother, Georgie, pace anxiously in anticipation of the storm. As Hurricane Katrina approaches in August 2015, Armani Curtis, a young African-American resident of the Ninth Ward, has only one thing on her mind-her tenth birthday. The book transposes a traditional young adult narrative of overcoming obstacles to a tragic but riveting setting: New Orleans' Ninth Ward in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere is a 2014 young adult novel by American author Julie T.
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