The Blizzard of 1944: The Night God Reached Down From Heaven (Real Stories, #1)

By Dorothy Wallace Bass

This is a true story, written in the Dyslexie Font, that will bring history to life for you and your children. In this story big sister Dorothy, age 13, is responsible for bringing her little siblings home from school when a blizzard hits. Your children will learn about the reality people lived with before technology, back before cell phones held families together. Find out how she handles the unexpected twist to the story, when she tries to get out of the storm by getting in a car with a stranger. Watch Dorothy grow in her love of family and faith in God, while she faces an internal struggle with her own fears. SPOILER: Because this is a true story, there is a part that is a little controversial! Dorothy made a choice to keep a secret because she was afraid of punishment. This book will cause the student to really think about the reality of Dorothy''s fears and choices. Dorothy makes a choice not to tell her mother about getting a ride home in the blizzard in a stranger''s car. Her mother told her to NEVER take a ride with a stranger, but after accepting the ride in the deadly storm, she remembered her mother''s warning and feared punishment. Talk to your child about how they can trust you with anything, and do not need to fear sharing the truth. Talk about strangers and storms. Explain how you would have responded if you were the parent. Talk about when it''s okay to break the rules and when to take risks. Be sure to talk to the student about how they would have communicated with their own parents if they were in Dorothy''s shoes. A section from this book: When the bell rang, we jumped up and headed for the windows, but the teacher told us to go straight to our next class. As I walked in, the teacher was staring out the window with students gathered around her. When I walked over, I heard her say, "This is the worst blizzard that I have ever seen!" And she was an old woman or seemed old to me.......Out in the storm, right away, Marie stretched out her arms as far as she could, waving her free hand up in the blowing snow. Johnny was grinning and enjoying this too, but he held onto Marie''s hand. I called Marie back to walk close together. But halfway down the block, she couldn''t stand it. She stretched out her arms again, getting close to the curb. Just as I was calling her back, a car suddenly appeared at the curb. It surprised me. I hadn''t seen it through the snow. The man rolled down his window and called out, "You kids get in this car. You have no business out here in this blizzard." We quickly got in the back seat and he asked where we lived. I told him to turn right at the corner and to go two blocks on Fifth Street. I leaned back in the seat. I was holding Gladys on my lap. Marie and Johnny were sitting as close as they could to the window.The snow fascinated them. Gladys and I were sitting in the middle of the back seat. I was relieved to have the kids out of the storm. The windshield wipers were working as hard as they could but still all you could see was snow. I wondered how the man could see to drive. He was moving very slowly. We had just got around the corner when Mother''s warning hit me like a ton of bricks. "Don''t Ever, Ever Get In A Car With A Stranger, Under Any Circumstance!" Mother started warning me about this soon after we moved to Wichita Falls. .."Here are some Thinking & Research Questions from the back of the book: 1. How does Dorothy feel about her family? 2. What year was she born? 3. What important events were happening in the world at this time in history? 4. How old was Dorothy in 2003 when she wrote this story for her family? 5. Why do you think she was afraid to tell her mom that she got a ride from a stranger during the blizzard? 6. Do you think she should have told her parents? 7. How did God protect the family in the storm? 8. What do you think Dorothy learned from this experience?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539653994
• ISBN13: 9781539653998
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.1" x 0.1" x 6.0"