The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep is by Allan Wolf. A magnificent fiction in verse historical fiction look at the ill-fated Donner Party. The Donner Party heads to California and decides to take a little known "short cut" and ends up stuck in the mountains, unable to cross the pass due to early winter snows. Of the 89 members of the party who started out only 49 survived and at least 19 of the deceased were eaten by the survivors. Wolf's book is well researched and a fascinating read.
Ratings: 10th grade - 9 out of 10 - AC (mature thematic content - cannibalism).
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