The snow fell three graves deep : voices from the Donner party
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Author
Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
399 pages : map ; 24 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Young Adult
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Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.9, 9 Points
Level 4.9, 9 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
760
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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.
Target Audience
HL760L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.9,9,514661.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
California -- Fiction.
California -- Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Donner Party -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party -- Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party -- Travel -- 1846-1847 -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival fiction.
Young adult fiction.
California -- Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Donner Party -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party -- Juvenile fiction.
Donner Party -- Travel -- 1846-1847 -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival fiction.
Young adult fiction.