Blizzard's Wake

Ever since fifteen-year-old Kate Sterling's mother died four years ago, nothing has been the same. Filled with resentment and sadness, and trying to fill the void left by her mother, Kate has shut herself off from the world and her family.

Zeke Dexter is heading home to begin a new life after completing his prison term, but he is filled with anxiety. Will anyone in his small town be able to forget his shameful past -- or the crime he committed -- and let him start anew? And if he's not welcomed at home, where else could he go?

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor weaves a taut, gripping story about grief, determination, and healing as the lives of the Sterling family and Zeke Dexter bind together. Set against the actual events of the March 1941 blizzard, Naylor's touching new period novel will be welcomed by her many fans.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor writes for both children and adults and is the author of more than one hundred books, including the Alice series and the Bernie Magruder novels. In 1992, her novel Shiloh won the Newbery Medal. Mrs. Naylor lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband Rex. She is the mother of two sons, both grown and married, and has two granddaughters.