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Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards

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In sixteen-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?

Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 192 pages

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