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In this stunning debut novel, two very different characters—a black boy who loses his home in Hurricane Katrina and a white boy in Vermont who loses his best friend in a tragic accident—come together to find healing.

A hurricane, a tragic death, two boys, one marble. How they intertwine is at the heart of this beautiful, poignant book. When ten-year-old Zavion loses his home in Hurricane Katrina, he and his father are forced to flee to Baton Rouge. And when Henry, a ten-year-old boy in northern Vermont, tragically loses his best friend, Wayne, he flees to ravaged New Orleans to help with hurricane relief efforts—and to search for a marble that was in the pocket of a pair of jeans donated to the Red Cross.

Rich with imagery and cracklingTiago Trator has a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 102.

A week after Zubaira Tukhugov was removed from the Albany card after being flagged for a potential USADA violation, undefeated featherweight Shane Burgos signed with the UFC to take on the Brazilian on Dec. 9, sources told MMA Fighting.

Trator (20-5-1, 1 NC), a former Jungle Fight lightweight champion, is 1-1 as a featherweight inside the Octagon. After defeating Akbarh Arreola in his promotional debut as a lightweight, Trator dropped to 145 pounds and lost to Mike De La Torre, bouncing back with a decision victory over Clay Collard.

Burgos (7-0) makes his UFC debut after racking up a perfect record with seven stoppage victories in seven appearances. Fighting out of New York, "Hurricane" only went past the first round