Together Apart
by Dianne Gray
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Isaac, on the run from his oppressive stepfather, needs time to hammer out a plan for his future. Hannah needs space to mend the hurt of losing two brothers to the blizzard—space she can't find in her family's crowded soddie. Determination, a healthy dose of luck, and a handbill advertising a position for an "Apprentice in a Growing Business Concern" draw first one, then the other of these former schoolmates to the stately home of the unconventional Eliza Moore. Like the stumbled-upon show more haystack that sheltered Hannah and Isaac from the blizzard and saved their lives, Eliza's house becomes a safe, if temporary, haven. One day Hannah and Isaac will need to face their lives again, out in the open. That day is coming all too soon.Author Dianne E. Gray based this fictional story on a real event in history: the "School Children's Blizzard," a fierce storm that engulfed the plains states on January 12, 1888. Striking many regions during the school day, the death toll included many rural children. In imagining the aftermath of this tragedy, Gray conceived two memorable young people whose stories are bound together by the storm.
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This was on the to-weed list, but something about it made me want to read it first. I'm glad I did. Most stories focus on the the disaster- this one deals with the aftermath. It has a little bit of everything- friendship, mild romance, social commentary, and just enough suspense to keep you moving forward.
Visit Nebraska after January 1888, when a blizzard killed 500 to 1000 people living on the prairie. Eliza leaves her family on the prairie to live in town and work for a widow with progressive ideas. In part, she has done so because she has always been a free spirit, however she is also avoiding the absence of her two brothers that were killed in the blizzard. Eliza's forward-thinking boss suits her very well, but will the rest of the community allow them to support themselves? What about Isaac, who has escaped his difficult step-father and been accused of theft? You will enjoy this historical fiction with a gentle romance.
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- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- Isaac; Hannah; Eliza Moore
- Important places
- Nebraska, USA; USA
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- Kids, Tween, Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 813.6 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 2000-
- LCC
- PZ7 .G7763 .T — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- English
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