
Written by Lauren Tarshis
Book #16 in the I Survived series
A city boy faces a deadly blizzard on the prairie. Can he survive?
Eleven-year-old John Hale, a city boy thrust into the harsh Dakota prairie, confronts the terrifying Children's Blizzard of 1888. As the storm unleashes its fury, burying the land in snow, John must summon all his courage to navigate the blinding white chaos. With the wind howling like a relentless beast, he battles to find his way home. Will his inner strength be enough to survive one of history's deadliest storms? Discover the gripping tale of survival against nature's wrath.
Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the Children’s Blizzard of 1888 in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series.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! But 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?
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