Author:
Phelan, Matt.
Imprint:Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Note:Facing his share of ordinary challenges, from local bullies to his father's failed expectations, eleven-year-old Jack Clark must also deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas, including the rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness.
Audience:4-6