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In the harsh winter of 1856, a small Minnesota family faces a severe blizzard. With the parents away, Kirsten and her cousins are left to tend the farm and keep their home safe from the storm – a test of courage and cooperation in a frontier setting.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Janet Beeler Shaw
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