11 year old John Hale has already survived one dangerous Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was terrifying a frozen hurricane that hit into America's midwest without warning. I did not really share a connection to this book. I rate it a five star because how amazing it was and how suspenseful it was.

11-year-old Max and his 9-year-old sister Zena, whose lives in a quiet Polish town are in the middle of the invasion of Hitler's Nazi troops. Like millions of Jews across Europe, Max, Zena and their father are imprisoned in the ghetto. I made a connection to this book because i have an older sister but she is a younger sister. i rated this a five star because it had amazing action and details in the story.

Winnie wants for a life outside of her mom, and when she was lost in the close to her home, she stumbles upon Jesse Tuck. He and his family are very nice and they immediately take her in . However, the Tucks hold powerful secret. i rate this book a 5 star because it has amazing details and figurative language.

Jessie finds herself in the middle of the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. Trapped on the mountain, she must escape clouds of poisonous gas, and bowling rivers to get back home safely. i didn't really make a connection to this book because I never experienced a volcanic eruption the reason why I only gave this book a 2 star is that it wasn't that exciting to me and it didn't have that good of a plot

In May of 1937, the Hindenburg, a big German airship, caught on fire while trying to land in New Jersey, killing 35 people. I made a connection by him facing tough decisions to choose and i giving it a 4 star because it had a good story line and told amazing facts