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Published
2020
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party

Allan Wolf

Human and non-human voices tell the Donner Party's fatal 1846 winter crossing of the Sierra Nevada.

  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021
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Themes

Resilience & survivalReal lives & history

Mood

Feels dark, tense.

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