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I survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 / by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson.
When a drought turns the farmland of the Texas Panhandle into a dry wasteland, eleven-year-old Ray's world begins to crumble. Fierce dust storms blacken the sky and destroy everything in their path. Ray and his best friend, Dolly, do their chores and go to school. But there's nothing they can do to save their struggling town or the thousands of people who are sick from the filthy air. Then Ray learns a family secret. He sets out to help his parents... and ends up caught in the most vicious dust storm of them all. Will Ray make it through? Will he ever see his parents again?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338891829 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 99 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Inc, [2025]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 > Juvenile fiction. Droughts > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. Dust storms > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Action and adventure fiction. Historical fiction. Survival fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Tarsh | 31681030077390 | JFIC | In process | - |
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An 11-year-old boy risks his life to save his family during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when 2.5 million refugees fled the barren landscapes and massive dust storms that buried farms and killed hundreds of people. Original. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Scholastic
The biggest dust storm in U.S. history...When a drought turns the farmland of the Texas Panhandle into a dry wasteland, eleven-year-old Ray's world begins to crumble. Fierce dust storms blacken the sky and destroy everything in their path.
Ray and his best friend, Dolly, do their chores and go to school. But there's nothing they can do to save their struggling town or the thousands of people who are sick from the filthy air.
Then Ray learns a family secret. He sets out to help his parents . . . and ends up caught in the most vicious dust storm of them all. Will Ray make it through? Will he ever see his parents again?
Includes a section of nonfiction back matter with more facts and photos about the real-life event.
