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Fourteen-year-old Katelan Janke writes this exciting and harrowing tale of Grace Edwards and her family's struggle to survive the dangers and despair of the American Dust Bowl.
In fourteen-year-old Katelan Janke's first Dear America book, we meet Grace Edwards, a little girl growing up in the heart of the Texas panhandle, in the midst of the Dust Bowl. Fierce, dust-filled winds ravage the plains and threaten the town's agricultural livelihood, creating poverty and despair among Grace's neighbors. Will her family's farm survive?
ieduc84life, October 28, 2008 (view all comments by ieduc84life)
My daughter is reading this book for 6th grade. She told me it was a good read, so I decided to read it as well. She was right! Good book and she said to me, "mom when I read stories like this, i realize how blessed I am."
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