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Prairie Winter

by Bonnie Geisert
220p. 978-0-61868-588-2.
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Gr 4-6 In this sequel to "Prairie Summer" (2002) and "Lessons" (2005, both Houghton), sixth-grader Rachel is once again the narrator. She and her sisters contend with ordinary concernsfriends, promises, choresand with the challenges of a brutal 1955'56 winter on the Great Plains. Rachel loves school, dislikes farm work, and does not look forward to snow days. Yet snow it does, and as it continues to block the highways, the Johnson girls are flown into town and housed at the local hotel for weeks so that they may attend school. Lack of a phone keeps them from knowing whether or not their parents and younger siblings are safe. The sisters grow in their ability to cooperate, and Rachel gets a more realistic look at town life. This is a heartwarming glimpse at a dimming past."Kathryn Kosiorek, formerly at Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
Rachel (Prairie Summer, Lessons) and her family experience the challenges of a snowy, stormy winter. After their school bus is stranded in a snowdrift, the sisters are taken in by kindly neighbors. The girls have fun, but worry about their parents (their stubborn dad still refuses to get a telephone). Geisert vividly depicts the harsh weather conditions and the warmth of a 1950s family.

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