Storm in the Barn

Name: Storm in the Barn
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ISBN: 9780763636180

ISBN-10: 0763636185

ISBN-13: 9780763636180

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Authors: Matt Phelan, Matt Phelan

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Tall tale. Thriller. Gripping historical fiction. This artful, sparely told graphic novel a tale of a boy in Dust Bowl America will resonate with young readers today. In Kansas in the year 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father's failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. Certainly a case of "dust dementia" would explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the Talbot's abandoned barn a sinister figure with a face like rain. In a land where it never rains, it's hard to trust…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 9/8/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

MATT PHELAN's many books include Very Hairy Bear by Alice Schertle and The Storm in the Barn, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award. He lives in Philadelphia. www.mattphelan.com