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Winter Thunder - by Mari Sandoz (Paperback)

Name: Winter Thunder - by Mari Sandoz (Paperback)
Brand: University of Nebraska Press
SKU: 88970638
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Winter Thunder has been named by the Reader's Digest as one of the ten best American short novels.In a blinding blizzard a schoolbus overturns and a young teacher, her seven pupils, and the driver--a mere boy--are stranded in the open country, miles and miles from the nearest ranchhouse.
12 Years
7.92" x 5.3" Paperback
61 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book

Previously published as: The lost school bus. 1951.

Book Synopsis

Winter Thunder has been named by the Reader's Digest as one of the ten best American short novels.

In a blinding blizzard a schoolbus overturns and a young teacher, her seven pupils, and the driver--a mere boy--are stranded in the open country, miles and miles from the nearest ranchhouse. Thus Mari Sandoz introduces a situation that will stretch the limits of human endurance.

The exposed little group is armed with no more than the lunches they started out with and only the clothing required for a normal winter's day. As a killer storm takes hold and the mercury plunges below zero they become desperate. How each character facesthe terrifying prospect of freezing to death is a story that has become a small classic. And because it is based upon fact--the author's niece experienced much the same ordeal in the paralyzing midwestern blizzard of January 1949--it has the ring of undisputed truth.

Review Quotes

"A vivid portrayal of human nature."--Library Journal

"Compelling tale, based on fact."--Bookmark

"It is a most moving tale of courage and ingenuity, and we sigh with relief when the airplanes come and a doctor is the first to parachute down. Written with biting realism and deep human insight, it is a record of courage well worth preserving."--New York Herald Tribune Book Review

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.92 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .17 Inches (D)

Weight: .17 Pounds

Suggested Age: 12 Years

Number of Pages: 61

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Mari Sandoz

Language: English

Street Date: February 1, 1986

TCIN: 88970638

UPC: 9780803291614

Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-2183

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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