I survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 [I Survived #16]

by Lauren Tarshis

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Scholastic Paperbacks (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 144 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML: Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the Children's Blizzard of 1888 in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series.Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's midwest without warning. Within hours, America's prairie would be buried under ten feet of snow. Hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified and lost and freezing. John never wanted to move to the wide-open prairie. He's a city kid, not a tough pioneer! But his inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like a giant crushing hammer, pounding him over and over again. Will John ever find his way home?… (more)

Awards

Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Middle Grade Fiction — 2019)
Great Reads from Great Places (South Dakota — 2021)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2018

Physical description

144 p.; 7.3 inches

ISBN

0545919770 / 9780545919777
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