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R.C. CRANE AWARD, West Texas Historical Association
Fifteen-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 must endure an unforgettable adventure.
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About the Author
A member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, Patrick Dearen is the author of 27 books. His 10 nonfiction works include A Cowboy of the Pecos; The Last of the Old-Time Cowboys, and Saddling Up Anyway: The Dangerous Lives of Old-Time Cowboys.
His research has led to 17 novels, including The Big Drift, winner of the Spur Award of Western Writers of America. His other novels include When Cowboys Die (a Spur Award finalist), When the Sky Rained Dust, Grizzly Moon, The Illegal Man, To Hell or the Pecos, Dead Man's Boot, Apache Lament, Haunted Border, and The End of Nowhere. He is also the author of a middle school-level trilogy consisting of Comanche Peace Pipe, On the Pecos Trail, and The Hidden Treasure of the Chisos.
A five-time winner of book awards from West Texas Historical Association, Dearen has also been honored by the Will Rogers Medallion Award five times, the Academy of Western Artists three times, San Antonio Conservation Society, and New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.
A ragtime pianist and wilderness enthusiast, he lives with his wife, Mary, in Texas. See patrickdearen.com for more information.
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