| The Storm in the Barn Contributor(s): Phelan, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763652903 ISBN-13: 9780763652906 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $13.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.62" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Graphic Novels - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Chronological Period - 1930's - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134356 Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 what you see with your own eyes -- and harder still to take heart and be a hero when the time comes. With phenomenal pacing, sensitivity, and a sure command of suspense, Matt Phelan ushers us into a world where desperation is transformed by unexpected courage. |