Dust
of Arthur Slade (Goodreads Author)
Description
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW DISAPPEARS one day on a walk into Horshoe, a dust bowl farm town in Depression-era Saskatchewan. Other children go missing just as a strange man named Abram Harsich appears in town. He dazzles the townspeople with the promises of a rainmaking machine. Only Matthewâs older brother Robert seems to be able to resist Abramâs spell, and to discover what happened to Matthew and the others. A Governor Generalâs Award for Childrenâs LiteratureAn ALA Best Books for Young Adults From the Hardcover edition.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192 pages
- Publisher Laurel Leaf
- Publication Date October 12th 2004
- First Publication 2001
- Language English
- ISBN 9780440229766
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Scenario ['Saskatchewan (Canada)']
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