What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Landslide!
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SOLVED. Childrens Book - read 1978-1981 - students trapped in school - bad weather? [s]
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Longshot: Landslide! by Veronique Day. It's set in a house, not a school, though, and none of the kids' names was Jean as far as I know (although it seems likely enough that somebody was named Jean). I know it doesn't much match your description, but our class had to write stories about being trapped in our classrooms as part of the project, so I figured if yours did too, that might be why you think it was set in a classroom. You didn't happen to attend Edgewood Elementary school, did you? ;-)
Thanks, SamSpayedPI--this seems awfully familiar somehow. I'll try to find a copy to read. I never went to Edgewood Elementary though. :)
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(Story's time period: some time between 1940s and 1970s. See message 1.)
Rainbowheart, thank you. I looked at the description and the readers' reviews and unfortunately I don't think Prairie School is the book. In Prairie School, going off the readers' reviews, it seems the children and parents are able to come and go somewhat, but in my book, they were very much unable to go outside at all.Kris, I'm not sure about the location. I don't think it's in or near any well-known city.
I know I read Landslide but in that case, what book did Jean appear in? I hope I'm not conflating two books but it's been over 40 years.
Ky wrote: " know I read Landslide but in that case, what book did Jean appear in? "The White Mountains? We read that in fifth grade (Landslide! was fourth).
Sam, I don't think so. Nothing about The White Mountains rings a bell. Jean might've been Jean-Paul, Jean-Pierre, Jean-Claude, but I only remember him being referred to as "Jean." And there's no feeling of science fiction attached to this recollection, only a feeling that Jean and his classmates were in school.
Rainbowheart, the adults didn't disappear permanently, so that's not it. Thank you for your suggestion. The book looks interesting enough to read if I can check out a copy somewhere.
Or maybe Hills End?There's also Fortress, which is technically adult but has a group of kids and their teacher trapped in a school.
It isn't Fortress. I don't remember anything remotely close to the criminal gang threatening the teacher and students. It was a natural threat, not a human one. I just found Hill's End online and checked it out, will go through it tomorrow to see if it's the book I'm asking about.I'm starting to think that maybe it was Landslide! and the bit about Jean the student comes from some other book the teacher read to my class in that timeframe. I wish I could've found a copy of Landslide! online or in my library system to double-check.
Ky wrote: "I wish I could've found a copy of Landslide! online or in my library system to double-check. "click on : https://www.worldcat.org/title/landsl...
And then click on "find a copy in the library." It will send you to a page where you enter your zip code. It very well may be available as a print book (the print book is actually available at my local library, as well as many university libraries), which you could get through an interlibrary loan, once the library is open again (you could call your local librarian to get the process started).
They may not be one of the main characters, but there are multiple references to Jean-Louis in Landslide as well as at least one reference to a Jean-Claude
Ah! A Jean-Louis, while not one of the trapped children, was actually central to the plot. I won't reveal how because spoilers.And I found the book at the Internet Archive! You need to be a member to "take out" books, but membership is free; you only need to give them an email address.
https://archive.org/details/landslide...
Adele, thanks.SamSpade, I already checked my own library system--no copies across six counties. I do know about interlibrary loans--it just takes a long time. I may resort to that, and my library system also links to WorldCat. Also, I already checked OpenLibrary yesterday or the day before. The copy on OpenLibrary is Encrypted Daisy--I believe that means it's for blind/low-vision people to access. I don't have the key to open and read it.
I'm going to think about this a little bit, but with Adele and Sam confirming that there's a Jean-Louis and a Jean-Claude in the book, this is probably the book. Should I go ahead and move it to Possibly Solved? I can move it to Solved in the future.
I was able to access it on Internet Archive without any key. Did you follow my link?
Oh! There it is! The first time, the upper page stayed black and I thought the relevant part was below the black. I've just borrowed it now. I'll be back to this thread before long to confirm one way or the other. In the meantime, you all rock! Thanks, Sam, Rainbow, Adele!
You're welcome -- glad you found your book!
What's the Name of That Book???
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I searched books from 1950 to 1980, used Juvenile | Books | English, and tried keywords like "stuck", "trapped", "snowstorm", "jean", "school weather", "classroom" and haven't turned up this book. I've also used Google and Amazon, no luck.