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LocationOakland
Call NoJ TAR
TitleI Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 / Lauren Tarshis
AuthorTarshis, Lauren.
Barcode47660111114738
CollectionJuniors
SummaryThe Dust Bowl of the 1930s was the worst environmental disaster in American history, a time when “black blizzards” of dust, some hundreds of miles wide, swept across the southern plains. Hundreds of people were killed. Thousands of farms were buried. Millions of refugees fled starvation and sickness in the plains only to face hatred and prejudice in California. In her 25th I Survived book, Lauren Tarshis brings this desperate time of poverty and fear to life through the thrilling story of an eleven-year-old boy who risks his life to save his family and friends during the worst dust storm of all, an event that would become known as "Black Sunday." Includes a section of nonfiction back matter with more facts and photos about the real-life event.
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781338891829 (paperback)
International Standard Book Number 1338891820 (paperback)
Personal Name Tarshis, Lauren.
Title Statement I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 / Lauren Tarshis
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Scholastic Paperbacks 2025.
Physical Description 144 p. softcover; ills. 19 cm.
Series Statement I Survived 25
Summary, Etc. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was the worst environmental disaster in American history, a time when “black blizzards” of dust, some hundreds of miles wide, swept across the southern plains. Hundreds of people were killed. Thousands of farms were buried. Millions of refugees fled starvation and sickness in the plains only to face hatred and prejudice in California. In her 25th I Survived book, Lauren Tarshis brings this desperate time of poverty and fear to life through the thrilling story of an eleven-year-old boy who risks his life to save his family and friends during the worst dust storm of all, an event that would become known as "Black Sunday." Includes a section of nonfiction back matter with more facts and photos about the real-life event.
Target Audience Note Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term History, United States / 20th Century. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Historical fiction, 20th Century Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Survival stories. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Dust Bowl Era 1931-1939 Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Action & Adventure Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Readers, chapter books Fiction