The BLIZZARD DISASTER (FRIGHTMARES)

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Summary: It was great!
Review: It had a lot of action in it and kept my attention. I liked how Pansy the horse led Janet home even though it was blind. I felt like I was actually there! Read this book...it is great!

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Summary: I wish I could run the instant commuter and go everywhere.
Review: The Blizzard Disaster story was a good book. The instant commuter was really neat! I liked Ellie's imaginary squirrel friend. Ellie said he grew a new tail! I hope Peg Kehret's next book is good because I'm going to read it!

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Summary: The Blizzard Disaster - Sci-Fi or Historical Fiction?
Review: This book is science fiction, yet the time travelers from 1998 do not interact with the historical characters from 1940 Minnesota until the last two of the 15 chapter in the book. Nearly 3/4 of the text describes the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940. How can the time travelers save 4-year-old Ellie without and make it back to their own homes? One of the family workhorses has gone blind. Father thinks the horse needs to be put down, but is this the best alternative for a horse that has lots of horse-sense? Overall, a great depiction of some of the stuggles encountered in one of the coldest natural disasters - a blizzard.

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Summary: The Blizzard Disaster - Sci-Fi or Historical Fiction?
Review: This book is science fiction, yet the time travelers from 1998 do not interact with the historical characters from 1940 Minnesota until the last two of the 15 chapter in the book. Nearly 3/4 of the text describes the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940. How can the time travelers save 4-year-old Ellie without and make it back to their own homes? One of the family workhorses has gone blind. Father thinks the horse needs to be put down, but is this the best alternative for a horse that has lots of horse-sense? Overall, a great depiction of some of the stuggles encountered in one of the coldest natural disasters - a blizzard.

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Summary: Great book!
Review: Warren Spalding and Betsy Tyler have been assigned a report on the Armistice Day Blizzard in Minnesota on November 11, 1940. To get a first hand view of the blizzard, they use the Instant Commuter - an invention Warren's late grandfather invented - to travel back in time to the blizzard. After a few minutes of freezing wind and biting cold, they've had enough and decide to go back to the present. But the Instant Commuter is frozen! They start a fire in a haystack and manage to thaw out the machine. They are about to return to the present when they hear the cries of four year old Ellie Huff, a little girl lost in the blizzard. The Instant Commuter can only return two people to the present. Can Warren and Betsy manage to save both themselves and Ellie, the little girl whose only hope is them? I couldn't put down this exciting page-turner!