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Thirteen-year-old Maddy finds it hard to adjust to life on her aunt and uncle's farm in Dakota Territory. Her schoolmates think she's spoiled and Aunt Marta makes it clear Maddy is not fit for farm life. Maddy desperately misses her father and life back home in St. Paul Minnesota. But on January 12 1888 everything changes. A blizzard traps Maddy and her classmates inside their schoolhouse. If they stay inside they'll freeze but the risk of getting lost in the blizzard is equally dangerous.

Author Biography

Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie's novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota. Wendy Tan is a Chinese-Malaysian illustrator based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over the past few yeears, she has contributed to numerous animation productions and advertisements. Now Wendy's passion for storytelling has led her down a new path; children's book illustration. When she's not drawing. Wendy likes to spend time playing with her mix-breed rescue dog, Lucky.

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History made personal by experiencing it through a fictional character;

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