Maddy and the Monstrous Storm: A Schoolhouse Blizzard Survival Story

by Julie Gilbert, Wendy Tan (Illustrator)

Overview

Thirteen-year-old Maddy Rollag 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 that 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 in the schoolhouse, they’ll freeze, but the risk of trying to escape and getting lost in the blizzard is equally dangerous. Will Maddy and her schoolmates survive? This Girls Survive story is supported by a glossary, discussion questions, and nonfiction material on the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888, making it a valuable resource for young readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666340686
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	Girls Survive Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.59(w) x 7.74(h) x 0.55(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

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.

Interviews

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