Gray, Dianne E. Together Apart.

The "Schoolchildren's Blizzard" of January 12, 1888 caught many children in Nebraska out in the weather on their way home from school. Hannah and Isaac helped each other survive the storm but were unable to save her brothers. This book tells the story of two teenagers and an entire town trying to deal with the effects of that terrible storm. Based on the real experiences of children in the Midwest, it is a piece of historical fiction that junior high readers will enjoy