''The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party'' is a fictional, poetic retelling of the historic Donner Party's expedition into the

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. The book is written by Allan Wolf, published September 8, 2020 by Candlewick Press.

Reception

''The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep'' received starred reviews from BookPage, '' Booklist'', ''Shelf Awareness'', and

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, as well as the following accolades: *

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(2021) * Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Title (2021) * ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Young Adult Literature finalist * Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices Book List

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snow Fell Three Graves Deep, The Donner Party American historical novels American poetry books