The Blizzard Disaster

Disaster Books #2

by Peg Kehret

From the author of the Frightmares series comes an exciting adventure featuring two classmates stranded during a frightening blizzard!

Warren Spaulding and Betsy Tyler have teleported themselves back to 1940 Minnesota, to see the Blizzard of the Century and write an eyewitness class report. But their interest in the storm turns to horror when they realize that the Instant Commuter is frozen!

Genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Fiction, Time Travel, Historical Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1998

About the author

Peg Kehret writes middle grade fiction and nonfiction. She's won dozens of state children's choice awards, where kids vote for their favorite book.

When she was twelve, Peg was paralyzed with polio. Most of her protagonists are the age she was then.

A volunteer with animal rescue groups, three of Peg's books are co-authored by Pete the Cat."

Reviews

[Shelby]

This book is about Tom and Betsy and they are working together again on another school project. They decide to use a time traveling machine, an invention of Tom's late grandfather, and they go back the past. They go back to a blizzard that happened near the Rocky Mountains years ago which killed many people. They get stuck in the snow with a little girl,and can't escape with the time machine because it is frozen. It looks like time is running out again, and they have to figure out a soulation. I really liked this book, because I like seeing how they are going to solve there problem.

[MissHoney · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great story that is easy to follow and allows young readers in middle and upper elementary to practice story sequencing and timelines. The author’s use of time travel to learn about a historical event is not unique, but it is a great middle level read for students who enjoy this genre!

[Savanna T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a very historical book and Peg Kehret ALWAYS has the main characters as kids who have to solve big problems while the adults are gone somewhere in the story.

[Jessie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An adventurous novel about time travel and natural disasters.

[emyrose8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book aloud to my 4th grade class and they absolutely loved it!

[Cece · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was still awesome! I finished it in one day because I like it so much.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

What's the best way to write a paper on a blizzard disaster? Go back in time to the worst one possible! Two children very unwisely set out into a 1940 blizzard and immediately are faced with life-threatening challenges. Getting home again seems almost impossible - have they finally gone too far?

I liked the Volcano disaster from the previous book in this series. In this book the kids haven't seemed to learn much from their previous disaster as they seem really unprepared for a blizzard. As I'm writing this there's a blizzard going on outside. Seriously, next time stay away from these things. They're not toys.

Decent story. Not as good as the first in the series.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit it. The dramatic cover and the book blurb caught my attention. So, I gave it a try, and lo! and behold! it was quite good! I learned a lot about blizzards in general (which is surprising given where I've lived all my life) and about this particular historical blizzard, in particular. The author brought to life what it must be like to be caught in such awful weather conditions --- and have no one to rely on but yourself. I recommend this book to everyone, but perhaps particularly to youth who need lots of action and suspense to capture their interest.