"Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists, and his best friend is a stray dog named Shadow. At first Saint is sure that Hurricane Katrina will be just like the last oneno big deal. But then the city is ordered to evacuate and Saint refuses to leave without Shadow. Saint and Shadow flee to his neighbor's atticand soon enough it's up to Saint to save them all."--From publisher.

Includes discussion questions (p. [139]-[140]). Includes an excerpt from The red rose box (10 p.).