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Anna's Blizzard

by Alison Hart
Paul Bachem
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When a fierce blizzard suddenly kicks up on a mild winter day, a young Nebraska girl must find the courage and strength to lead others to safety in this novel inspired by the true story of the 1888 School Children's Blizzard.
Twelve-year-old Anna loves life on the Nebraska prairie where she lives with her parents and four-year-old brother in a simple sod house. She doesn't mind helping out with chores, especially when she is herding sheep with her beloved pony, Top Hat. On the open prairie, Anna feels at home.
But at school she feels hopelessly out of place. Arithmetic is too hard, her penmanship is abysmal, and stuck-up Eloise Baxter always laughs at her mistakes.
When a unexpected blizzard traps Anna, her schoolmates, and their young teacher in the one-room schoolhouse, Anna knows they must escape before it is too late. Does she have the courage and strength to lead her class through the whiteout to safety?
Alison Hart offers young readers a dramatic story of rescue and survival featuring a plucky, determined protagonist. An author's note provides more information about prairie life in the late nineteenth century and about the School Children's Blizzard.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 8, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781561459278
      • File size: 5968 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781561459278
      • File size: 5968 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4
    • Lexile® Measure: 570
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      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"

      Copyright 2005 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2006
      Anna and her classmates are trapped in their sod schoolhouse during the 1888 Children's Blizzard. When it's no longer safe to remain, eleven-year-old Anna's creativity and determination saves them all from the raging storm. Hart's characters bring a straightforward urgency to their plight. Illustrated historical notes about the blizzard and prairie life are appended. Reading list.

      (Copyright 2006 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4
  • Lexile® Measure:570
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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