The Blizzard Voices

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Summary: Voices from the Storm
Review: This book introduces us to some of the people affected by one of Nebraska's huge snowstorms. With Kooser's permission, I presented a readers' theatre version of "Blizzard Voices" before he published the book. The AAUW audience in Florida had trouble suspending their disbelief, but the voices were so strong they were moved in spite of themselves. I've visited the Plainview, Nebraska, cemetery where some of the victims of this storm are buried. As a teacher, of course, I was most affected by the vignette of the young schoolteacher who tried to save her little students. As a Nebraska native, I fumed because so many of these people elected to try to get home instead of staying put--in shelter. Kooser's work is a Nebraska lode.

Rating:
Summary: Voices from the Storm
Review: This book introduces us to some of the people affected by one of Nebraska's huge snowstorms. With Kooser's permission, I presented a readers' theatre version of "Blizzard Voices" before he published the book. The AAUW audience in Florida had trouble suspending their disbelief, but the voices were so strong they were moved in spite of themselves. I've visited the Plainview, Nebraska, cemetery where some of the victims of this storm are buried. As a teacher, of course, I was most affected by the vignette of the young schoolteacher who tried to save her little students. As a Nebraska native, I fumed because so many of these people elected to try to get home instead of staying put--in shelter. Kooser's work is a Nebraska lode.