Zoe and the Thundering Snow: A Winter of Terror Graphic Novel

Description: Twelve-year-old Zoe and her sister Kay must survive a massive avalanche in the Swiss Alps in 1951. This historical fiction graphic novel about the Winter of Terror shows the terrible event through the eyes of one child.

Brief description: Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie's novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota.