A severe dust storm-a haboob-typical of the area erupts while Helicity is aloft. The excitement builds as Helicity delights in her first ride in a lighter-than-air balloon when disaster strikes. They meet up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the annual International Hot Air Balloon Festival, a spectacle that must be seen to be believed. She decides to accept an offer to be interviewed about her experience in Texas by a reporter who followed her story. Much to her dismay, Helicity ends up in the spotlight-first in a good way after surviving the hurricane and rescuing the dog-and then social media turns on her and she finds herself in the eye of a completely different kind of storm.īack at school Helicity struggles to maintain her focus-long rides on her horse, Raven, help as do a few weekend trips with her mom.

They leave Andy and their dad behind as Andy is finally going to get the help he needs in an addiction rehabilitation facility.

She somehow manages to keep herself safe and to even rescue a lost dog in the process.Īfter a day in the hospital, she and her mom and Sam make the two-day drive back to Western Michigan. Readers should easily relate to Helicity’s longing to follow her passion: “Wind, moisture, pressure, temperature-there was so much about the weather that she didn’t know, and so much she wanted to understand.Battered, bruised, but alive, Helicity Dunlap rides out a hurricane in the Bolivar Peninsula Lighthouse in Texas. 'Meteorologist Ginger Zee deftly balances the science of storms, their fascination to storm chasers, and Helicity’s angst and family problems. She'll have to face her fears and muster all her strength and knowledge to fight her way out of the nightmare. She and her friends go out for a day sail and get caught up in a derecho-a line of intense, widespread, and fast-moving windstorms that once again turn her boat-and life-upside down. Her concerns about her older brother Andy intensify-even though he shows up to surprise her in Texas.Īnd if there's one place in the world that has weather to rival Michigan's, it's Texas. Her responsibilities at Mia's Aunt Suze's beachfront bed and breakfast are pretty simple and leave her lots of time to enjoy hunting for sea glass, sunbathing, and exploring a summer romance.īut Helicity comes by her name honestly-Helicity means to spin-and her troubles from home follow her south.

When Helicity Dunlap flies for Texas to spend time with her best friend Mia she hopes to leave the tragedies of the devastating tornado and flash flood back in Michigan-at least for a little while.

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