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BY THE WINNER OF THE SPUR AWARD
2006 R. C. Crane Award, West Texas Historical Association
Fourteen-year-old Josh and his friend Shan are facing hard times on their families' farms in Central Texas in 1934. It's the days of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, and rain is as scarce as money. With the long dry spell have come wild animals with flashing teeth and deadly rabies. Dust storms known as black blizzards are raging, threatening lives and destroying cropland. Will a rainmaker bring rain? Will their families lose their homes? Will Josh's and Shan's friendship survive? From rabid animal attacks to a deadly flood to a barreling freight train, Josh is in for an adventure he will never forget.
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*** Winner, R. C. Crane Award for Fiction, presented by West Texas Historical Association*** Selection, 'Novels set against the background of the settling of the West,' in Chasing the Sun by Edward Joseph Beverly*** Selection, The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists: 100 great, ready-to-use book lists for educators, librarians, parents, and teens," by Nancy J. Keane*** Selection, Talking Book Program of Texas State Library, 2006*** Selection, What Do I Read Next?, 2005 edition
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*** "A compelling look into the experience of the everyday family in Texas during the Great Depression . . . Dearen has thoroughly captured the feel and sound of the time . . . The way the author paints a picture and allows his reader into the story will keep the audience wanting more." -- Southwestern Historical Quarterly*** "Intriguing . . . Offers a personal perspective on the dark days of the Depression . . . Lends itself to discussion on the historical and human experiences of its characters as well as the literary elements it offers." -- Review of Texas Books*** "Dearen's portrait of the Depression and the Dust Bowl and the almost inhuman struggle required to survive is so real one chokes on the black dusts in the air, sees the ugly cracked earth without crop or weed, and hears the awful lowing of the starving cattle." -- Roundup Magazine of Western Writers of America
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