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Blizzard!

Blizzard!

By Jim Murphy

Interest Level

Grades 4 - 7

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 7.1

Lexile Measure®: 1080

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Y

Genre

  • General Nonfiction

Theme/Subject

  • American History
  • Winter
  • Weather
  • Winter Themes
  • Survival

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SRC! Quiz

About This Book

Jim Murphy tells the story of the Great Blizzard of 1888 through the eyes and words of survivors and victims alike. They will learn about the men, women, and children who battled the storm head-on, the many problems that developed when it finally stopped, and how life in the United States was forever changed by one of the most devastating natural disasters in its history.

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Jim Murphy's biography
Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy is celebrated for his engaging and carefully researched nonfiction for young readers. His more than thirty-five books include two Newbery Honor Books, The Great Fire and An American Plague (which also won the Sibert Award), and Blizzard!, which was named a Sibert Honor Book.
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