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English
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When her beloved fiancé is found dead after the Great Blizzard of 1888 in New York City, heiress Prudence MacKenzie, suspecting foul play, turns to her fiancé's best friend, a former Pinkerton agent, to discover the truth and find protection from sinister forces.
Author
Language
English
Description
Draws on oral histories of the Great Plains blizzard of 1888 to depict the experiences of two teachers, a servant, and a reporter who risk everything to protect the children of immigrant homesteaders.
The morning of January 12, 1888, was unusually mild, following a long cold spell, warm enough for the homesteaders of the Dakota territory to venture out again, and for their children to return to school without their heavy coats. At the hour when most...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"When a troupe of theater students get stranded in a creepy old motel during a blizzard, they play a foreboding game of truth and lies that leads to real danger when a murderer is discovered in their midst"--
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
280 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A trio of suspenseful love stories includes "White Out," in which Hope Bradshaw offers shelter to a stranger in the middle of a deadly blizzard only to discover that a wanted criminal is on the loose in the area.
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Series
I survived volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three...six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after...
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Series
Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito volume 4
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 4
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 22
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 4
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 22
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman brings together modern mystery, Navajo traditions, and the evocative landscape of the desert Southwest in this intriguing entry in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series. When Tribal Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito arrives to speak at an outdoor character-building program for at-risk teens, she discovers chaos. Annie, a young participant on a solo experience due back hours before, has just returned...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 303 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author describes her life in the contemporary American West and the skills she developed to survive in a man's world as she details her experiences with blizzards, prairie fires, and extreme isolation in the harsh western landscape.
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Series
Miss Julia series volume 12
Language
English
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Description
Miss Julia's investigative work on a possible murder and her financial reputation keeps her buzzing. But the sudden arrival of Hazel Marie's twins during a fierce blizzard brings a whole new set of challenges and a double helping of trouble.
10) No fixed line
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Series
Kate Shugak mysteries volume 22
Language
English
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"'... though there is no fixed line between wrong and right, There are roughly zones whose laws must be obeyed.' ... It is New Year's Eve, nearly six weeks into an off-and-on blizzard that has locked Alaska down, effectively cutting it off from the outside world. But now there are reports of a plane down in the Quilak mountains. With the National Transportation Safety Board unable to reach the crash site, ex-Trooper Jim Chopin is pulled out of retirement...
11) Timberline
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Series
Publisher
Five Star, a part of Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"1875-1885 high-country train wreck. Mountain man Maple Jack and Roamer trail the killers in a blizzard"--
Author
Series
Aunt Dimity mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
226 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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After being caught in a blizzard, Lori Shepherd takes refuge in Ladythorne Abbey, the former home of the late Lucasta DeClerke, where she uncovers a plot to steal a priceless DeClerke family heirloom.
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Series
Winter Street Inn novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Some of the stormy weather of the past few seasons seems to have finally lifted for the Quinns. Kevin is about to tie the knot with Isabelle, and there's hopeful news about Bart, who has been captured by enemy forces in Afghanistan. That doesn't mean there aren't a few dark clouds on the horizon as the family juggle health scares and love triangles. But if there's one holiday that brings the Quinn family together, it's Christmas. And this year promises...
14) White corridor
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English
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Heading for the International Spiritualists' Convention, John May and Arthur Bryant find themselves stranded along with dozens of other motorists by a massive blizzard and soon discover that a notorious killer is also stuck along the same remote stretch of highway.
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English
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"December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St. Michael's Mount--and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary--interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins"--
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Series
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English
Description
"The cast of Donna Andrews' New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow mystery series is back for an unforgettable holiday story in The Twelve Jays of Christmas. Meg's brother Rob and his fiancé Delaney have been engaged for some time now. In fear of their mothers' propensity for over-the-top celebrations, they decide to throw a party just before Christmas and then elope. When a blizzard traps their guests inside, the two mothers find out about the...
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Series
No place for monsters volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
This follow-up to "No Place for Monsters" finds Levi and Kat trapped in the school overnight by freak weather and discovering that a cold-hearted new evil has emerged that they must stop before it eats the entire school.
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Series
Ranger in time volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Once again the mysterious box takes the golden retriever Ranger back in time, and he finds himself on Robert Falcon Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, headed for Antarctica, where his mission is to save Jack Nin, a Chinese-Maori stowaway from New Zealand, from the blizzards, unstable ice, and the other hazards that lie ahead for the doomed expedition.
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Boxcar children volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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A family, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discovers adventure in surrounding wild life, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.
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Language
English
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"In the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling series, Jessica Fletcher takes on an Agatha Christie-style mystery when she finds herself stranded in a hotel during a blizzard with twelve strangers and a killer in their midst.... Still staying at the Hill House hotel while her beloved home is being rebuilt, Jessica Fletcher finds herself sharing the space for a weekend with a dozen members of a wedding party who have gathered there for a rehearsal...
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