Last winter Orion brought home a book that his fourth grade teacher was reading aloud at school. It was called Journey to Nowhere. I don't usually get fired up about historical fiction, but the heroine of the story had a lot of pluck. She also had a cool name: Remembrance Nye, a.k.a. Mem. So Orion and I read it out loud at home too! We really enjoyed her adventures.
When Orion returned to school this fall he discovered from a classmate that there was another book in the series by Mary Jane Auch. This book was called Frozen Summer. We just knew we had to read it. He brought a copy home from the library and off we went. It was the summer of 1816 and winter held its grasp firmly on New England. M.J. Auch mentioned in her authors notes that this odd summer was caused by the eruption of the Tambora volcano during the previous year! It must have been a doozy! In Frozen Summer, Mem and her family struggle to survive as crop after crop freezes well into July! Orion liked this book so much he cried (and I'll leave it at that!). 
We also discovered that there is a third book. We hope to find it soon and read it as well. The third book is called The Road to Home! I'll let you know when we read it and what we think! In the mean time check out Road to Nowhere and Fozen Summer.
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