List $19.95

Ages: 10 and up

Written by Jim Murphy - Performed by Taylor Mali - Unabridged Fiction - 2 LIBRARY EDITION CASSETTES - 2.5 hours

Publisher, Audio Bookshelf (January 2003)

NOTE: LIBRARY EDITIONS are packaged in a sturdy, durable outer vinyl case that stands up to years of repeated use designed for library and rental circulation. Albums are shelvable, space-efficient, with at-a-glance spine titles.

· New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
· School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
· A Horn Book Fanfare Book
· A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book
· A Riverbank Review Children's Book of Distinction
· Starred Reviews: Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book

"Vivid details, personal narratives, and interesting facts make Murphy's carefully researched nonfiction books come alive in audio format. Narrator Mali preserves a careful balance between a dignified solemnity befitting calamities that claimed the lives and property of so many and a you-are-there reportorial style that extracts every ounce of narrative tension and blazing drama. Parents will find themselves as enthralled as their children with these stellar audio productions." --Horn Book May/June 2003

"...this retelling based on personal accounts and news stories makes you feel like you are there. Taylor Mali provides a mesmerizing reading of this fascinating story. His steady voice holds listeners spellbound and waiting for what will happen next. Listeners young and old will learn a great deal about U.S. history and science, and how this storm changed our nation." --School Library Journal April 2003

"Accounts of survivors and victims provide a captivating blend of gravity, immediacy and drama. Murphy's well-rounded information about the various circumstances that worsened the effects of the storm make the tale both more fascinating and more tragic. Mali's steady delivery is very well suited to the material; it allows listeners time to absorb this gripping history lesson." --Publishers Weekly 2/03

Jim Murphy's careful research puts the listener in the front seat of the Great Blizzard of 1888 - one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history -and provides a clear understanding of why life in the United States was forever changed afterward. Riveting performance by award-winning narrator Taylor Mali.