The Winter of Red Snow
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The Winter of Red Snow, by Kristiana Gregory, is a great book about the Revolutionary War. It is easy to understand and explains much of the War. Two of the main characters are Mr. and Mrs. George Washington. Therefore, you learn a little bit about them and what they were possibly like.
This Book is a diary of a young girl 11 years of age, named Abigail. She lives 18 miles out of Pennsylvania duringthe war. Her small town is Valley Forge. The 13 Colony's army has camped there during the harsh winter. Many end up with Small Pox or amputated hands andfeet.
This story goes along with Abigail for six months. The army helps her life in many ways, although it can also be very frustrating and annoying. Abigail her self lives with her family. She is one of three girls, the middle one. Her mom gives birth to a baby boy on the first page of the book. Her mom although has given birth to six sons before whom all died through terrible winters. Johnny is the new sons name, and he lives through winter and grows to be healthy. Abigail's Father is a shoemaker and slaves all winter long to make shoes for the thousands of soldiers without. Abigail is closest to her sister Elisabeth who is 16. They both sew jackets with their name embroidered on the inside. The two girls eventually give the coats to a soldier to wear. Elisabeth's jacket wearer returns and falls in love with her. The women in her family receive the job of doing General Washington's laundry; because of the weekly visit to his house, they become friends with him.
In this book, it clearly laid out the important events of this war. It explained them more clearly than the text book and made it come together. It also showed the gruesome but true facts about poor soldiers who fought this war for all Americans. This is a great book to read for a Revolutionary War experience.
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The setting was fantastic with snow and more snow and skiing.  Several side issues detracted from the main event.  The characters not all interesting, but some, including the policewoman were.  Worth the read.  Eerie with a teacher killed by shotgun blast while she did her AM walk with her dog in the cold and snow.  Will make all dog walkers a bit jittery.
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If you like a page-turner for a cold winter's night that features a small town like yours, then you'll love "Finding the Lost Ones" by Sandra Olson.  The lead character is a veteran policeman turned private investigator.  This book blends the best aspects of crime scene investigation, police  procedure and missing persons investigation with a chilling effect--bad things can happen to good people,  Sandra was kind enough to give me a copy after I read three of her other novels.  I am glad that she did.  It is a very good read.
1619155
Hands still got cold after playing in the snow.
299463
JZO has written a novel of a potential future for the people of the US. A war is being conducted between a group that is bound and determined to destroy the US as it now stands. Once the weather war starts the rain begins, then snow and hurricane blizzards winds. The winds at at Force 7 to 10. As the whether worsens then the more dangerous people become. This is an excellent read for the genre..... ER
2299936
Nice. With all the snow we had this winter I was able to make some trails for my dogs. Thanks! Enjoyable!
4123719
The lead detective of Indridason books, Erlendur, goes back to the place of his infancy and the episode when he lost his young brother to the snow and cold. There is an old crime that happened in the same place, and the principal subject is again the unforgiving nature of Iceland. Some twists and a very satisfying end.
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I loved this book. I purchased it on the recommendation of a friend and read it into the night until I had finished it. I notice that some reviewers have been disappointed in the fantasy aspect of the story line, but I found this enchanting.

Sometimes, even with fantasy, we receive what we are longing for. It is just a different way of taking the journey. The Snow child is beautifully written. The narrative puts you into the setting with frigid intensity... I could feel the harshness of the climate in my bones as I turned the pages. Thoroughly recommended.
1237082
Snowed in at the Ranch was a good Christmas book. It was written very good. It was a good book about a woman finding her inner strength.
1508833
This is a beautiful story of a family that takes treats out to the forest creatures in winter, finds a reindeer, and takes him home only to find him gone in the morning. They soon receive a personal thank you letter from Santa!

This is a gorgeously illustrated picture book that really evokes the spirit of Christmas. The layer of snow flurries over each page really bring that cold winter feel and add to the magic of the story itself.

This is one I'd be glad to add to growing pile of Christmas books.

Religious references.
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Cleverly-written mystery, with the three sisters taking turns writing chapters.  Michigan winters can be brutal, with lots of snow; and in order to get to the cabin, which was isolated in a remote area, it was necessary to use a snowmobile.  Since I had no knowledge about techniques involved, I found the descriptions interesting, if a bit intimidating.  Excellent descriptions of the sisters, each having her own personality characteristics.
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This was actually a great read for a cold winter  day. It can be done in one sitting, but reading it over a period of a few days prolongs the journey you go on with the characters in the book and makes it more fascinating.
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In the near future, England's rocked by protests, riots, social breakdown, and war. A small party of young revolutionaries makes to escape across the Scottish border seeking refuge for the winter at a remote cabin that lacks plumbing and electricity. Two guys don't survive the journey, one killed in the city, another by border guards. Adam and the two girls make it to his parents' cabin, but one of the girls is in a catatonic state, and the cabin's not empty . . .

This tale of a desperate, harsh winter unspools in alternating timelines of the damaged revolutionaries trekking and then adapting to the new pace of their lives, and a later timeline within the same winter after the surviving party of 3 have gotten to know the 2 foreigners that were squatting there before they arrived.

Secrecy and a growing sense of horror cannot be brushed away any easier than the continuously falling snow, despite a growing closeness between May and Mikhail. Adam, the former leader and only one with a legal claim to the property, feels increasingly alone--especially with Leila still catatonic and getting worse. Mikhail has the key to unlocking Leila, but it invokes beliefs and creatures beyond the understanding of the rest . . .

I received my copy of this novel directly from the publisher, Unsung Stories, through bookreviewdirectory.wordpress.com.
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If you like adventure you will like this book.  The author keeps your interest from the first word.  I read this very quickly and was happy to be reading a book that was moving swiftly and was most interesting.  I always like adventure in the frozen north.
4065916
A different type of story. I really enjoyed this story. It reminds me of few stories I have read before but this one different in many ways. The main characters are orphaned children in a winter world that they must adjust to. Amongst the cold winter you do not go out at night. The watchers have been all too known for taking people away or just killing them. I really liked the way this story moved quickly not leaving you guessing or wondering why so much information was given. The author gives you plenty of information to know what is going on and still allow your imagination to roam.
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This is a very good book to read during cold winter evenings. It's kind of a fantasy, but interesting. I enjoyed this book immensely. Many surprising twists and a lot of action.
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The plot was great! I could literally picture the cold! Brilliant work! Absolutely Thrilling!