eleven-year-old John hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he ; S about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen Hurricane that slammed into america ; S Midwest without warning. Within hours, america ; S Prairie would be buried under ten feet of snow. Hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified and lost and freezing. john never wanted to move to the wide-open Prairie. He ; S a city kid, not a tough pioneer! But his inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like a giant crushing hammer, pounding him over and over again. Will John ever find his way home?