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I survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's midwest without warning. Within hours, America's prairie would be buried under ten feet of snow. Hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified and lost and freezing. John never wanted to move to the wide-open prairie. He's a city kid, not a tough pioneer! And his inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like a giant crushing hammer, pounding him over and over again. Will John ever find his way home?.

Can you survive the schoolchildren's blizzard?

an interactive history adventure
"It is January 12, 1888, and you are caught by surprise by a powerful blizzard that sweeps across the Midwest. Dangerously cold temperatures, high winds, and deep snow make travel nearly impossible. Will you be able to find your way home through the storm after leaving school? Can you find your father after he becomes lost in the blinding snow? Will you be able to help your students find shelter after the storm ruins your schoolhouse? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to YOU to find a way to survive one of history's worst blizzards"--Provided by publisher.
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Johnny Appleseed

2020
A brief biography of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, who helped the development of the United States by planting thousands of apple trees throughout the midwest.

Can you survive the schoolchildren's blizzard?

an interactive history adventure
2022
"It is January 12, 1888, and you are caught by surprise by a powerful blizzard that sweeps across the Midwest. Dangerously cold temperatures, high winds, and deep snow make travel nearly impossible. Will you be able to find your way home through the storm after leaving school? Can you find your father after he becomes lost in the blinding snow? Will you be able to help your students find shelter after the storm ruins your schoolhouse? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to YOU to find a way to survive one of history's worst blizzards"--Provided by publisher.

White noise

2016
The Gladney's family life is disrupted and threatened when an industrial accident sends a lethal cloud over their community; Jack Gladney struggles with the ensuing complications, which include murder.

Johnny Appleseed

2006
Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a peaceful man who roamed the West for fifty years planting and tending to the trees that bore his favorite fruit, the apple.

The man from the train

discovering America's most elusive serial killer
2018
Looks at a series of murders between 1898 and 1912, including the infamous Villasca, Iowa murders, and argues that the murders were committed by one killer because of their locations within walking distance of their local train stations.

Johnny Appleseed

Illustrations and simple text tell the story of Johnny Appleseed.
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Spoon River anthology

Presents an annotated edition of Edgar Lee Master's collection of dramatic monologues in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives.
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