Watt Key's Terror At Bottle Creek

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The title of the book I read is called Terror At Bottle Creek by Watt Key. This book is about a boy named Cort who questions if he should move or not away from his houseboat. Until one day when a hurricane goes through where he lives and he has to go to his Neighbor Liza's house (Who he really likes). Then some unfortunate events happen and Liza's sister ends up on the houseboat in the middle of the river during the hurricane. Cort attempts to save her but then they end up having to go to Bottle Creek where more bad things happen. All the events throughout the story makes him realize how much he loves where he lives.

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