Dust
by Slade, Arthur
Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award/NomiSnow Willow Award/NomineeRed Maple Award/NomineeArthur Ellis Award/NomineeCanadian Library Association HonourGovernor General's Literary AwardRed Cedar Book Award/NomineeEdgar Award/Honor Book
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AR Book Level
4.6
AR Points
6
Word Count
39,999
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
57938 EN
About this book
Set in 1930s Saskatchewan during the Dust Bowl, the story follows eleven-year-old Robert, who must help uncover the truth when a mysterious ivory-skinned stranger arrives in town performing magical tricks with mirrors and butterflies while promising to bring rain with his machine. As the stranger dazzles the townspeople, children begin to disappear from the farming community. Robert must race against time to stop the stranger and save the missing children. The book blends historical fiction with mystery and elements of magical realism.