Dust

When a boy with a terrible secret moves to town there is a sudden increase in dust storms, and asthmatic Avalyn theorizes the storms are linked to his emotions and tries to help as she struggles to breathe.

About the author

Dusti Bowling is the bestselling and award-winning author of Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, The Canyon's Edge, and Across the Desert, among other books for young readers. Dusti holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and lives in Arizona with her husband, three daughters, a dozen tarantulas, a gopher snake named Burrito, a king snake name Death Noodle, and a cockatiel named Gandalf the Grey.

Summary

Bestselling and award-winning author Dusti Bowling delivers a moving and empowering middle grade novel that will keep readers riveted by its mysteries and action-packed plot, even as it sensitively addresses issues of bullying and sexual assault.

Foreword

Bestselling and award-winning author Dusti Bowling delivers a moving and empowering middle grade novel that will keep readers riveted by its mysteries and action-packed plot, even as it sensitively addresses issues of bullying and sexual assault.

Product details

• Authors: Dusti Bowling
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 28.11.2023
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind
• EAN: 9780316414234
• ISBN: 978-0-316-41423-4
• Pages: 352
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 1
• Dimensions (packing): 14.2 x 19.6 x 3.4 cm
• Weight (packing): 400 g
• Subjects: Trauma, Asthma, Fantasy, Climate Crisis, girl, Science, Children, JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Friendship, Health, Boy, Natural history (Children’s/Teenage), Bullying, empathy, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Natural disasters, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters, Self Esteem, Allyship, Abuse, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world, spelling, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Middle School, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions, age 8 9 10 11 12 year old, 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th grade