Anna's Blizzard

October 1, 2005
Gr 3-5 -Anna Vail, 12, lives in a sod house on the Nebraska prairie in 1888. She enjoys farm chores and riding her beloved pony, Top Hat, but feels clumsy and out of place at school. When an unexpected blizzard traps her class in their one-room schoolhouse, it's up to Anna and Top Hat to lead everyone to safety. But will they make it through the blinding snow before they freeze to death? Anna is a strong, appealing heroine, and the story is suspenseful. A short afterword with black-and-white illustrations tells more about the 1888 -Schoolchildren's Blizzard - on which the story is based and discusses details of life on the Nebraska prairie. Fans of the -American Girls - series (Pleasant Co) or Laura Ingalls Wilder's -Little House - books (HarperCollins) will also enjoy "Anna's Blizzard"." -Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ"

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