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Author:

Wolf, Allan,.

Title:

The snow fell three graves deep : voices from the Donner party / Allan Wolf.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

399 pages : map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Survival--Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party--History--19th century--Fiction.
Donner Party--Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party--Travel--1846-1847--Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific--Fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
California--Fiction.
California--Juvenile fiction.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev)--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of history's most harrowing--and chilling--tales of survival. In 1846, a group of emigrants bound for California face a choice: continue on their planned route or take a shortcut into the wilderness. Eighty-nine of them opt for the untested trail, a decision that plunges them into danger and desperation and, finally, the unthinkable. From extraordinary poet and novelist Allan Wolf comes a riveting retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846-1847. Brilliantly narrated by multiple voices, including world-weary, taunting, and all-knowing Hunger itself, this novel-in-verse examines a notorious chapter in history from various perspectives, among them caravan leaders George Donner and James Reed, Donner's scholarly wife, two Miwok Indian guides, the Reed children, a sixteen-year-old orphan, and even a pair of oxen. Comprehensive back matter includes an author's note, select character biographies, statistics, a time line of events, and more. Unprecedented in its detail and sweep, this haunting epic raises stirring questions about moral ambiguity, hope and resilience, and hunger of all kinds."--Amazon.com.

ISBN:

0763663247
9780763663247

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1137831442

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