Dust
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0006485944 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is led to an ivory-skinned strangerwho suddenly appears and bewitches both parents and children with magicalmirrors and a fantastic rainmaking machine.In a style that has stomach muscles tightening right from the first sentence,Arthur Slade brings a new and sophisticated brand of psychological fear to theyoung-adult market. And when his younger brother disappears,Robert figures it is his fault and he has to find him.He soon notices there is something sinister happening. Dust is a story that will leave audiences breathless.. Robert’s mother hadasked him to accompany Matthew to Horshoe to buy some some gum, but Robert wasmiles away engrossed in a Martian adventure story, and certainly not home on hisfarm in Depression-era Saskatchewan. Winner of the2001 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature2001 Saskatchewan Book Awards, Children’s Literature2001 Mr. Robert’sseven-year-old brother has vanished on a walk into town. The hens are layingeggs with blood in them; a broken jar found out on the prairie has a plaintiveecho of a young girl’s voice; and most disturbingly, his parents are lost in aweird sort of daydream and have forgotten about their missing son.It is up to Robert to di
In time, memories of Matthew fade; then other children disappear. Robert is a strong, stalwart character who loves words and stories, and has some understanding of the universe as mysterious. The plot is strewn with foreshadowing, portents of evil, and foreboding. . Only Matthew's brother Robert, 11, who has visions of his dead Uncle Edmund trying to warn him of something, and bookish Uncle Alden remain skeptical and apart. From School Library Journal Grade 6-9-In a bone-dry summer during the Great Depression, Matthew, seven, disappears from a small prairie community in Saskatchewan. Only Robert really remembers his brother and alone he pieces together what has become of the missing children. In Robert's mind, imagery invoking the desert, ancient Egypt, and the Bible abounds, and the spare prose is poetic in its evocations of bot
"You Must Read Dust" according to Kathleen K. Parker. One of the best books I have read on my Kindle. What fine imagery, and what a fine young hero. Its a magical but also scary story about missing children, one very wicked man, a brave boy, and dust. It's very different. 5*****! Kkp. Pam Gearhart said Let your imagination go. Arthur Slade uses his young hero's imagination to good effect in Dust. Robert, 1"Let your imagination go" according to Pam Gearhart. Arthur Slade uses his young hero's imagination to good effect in Dust. Robert, 12-years-old, is a voracious reader, and his imagination and his suspension of disbelief are the keys to the story's success. If John Carter can go to Mars just by reaching out his hand and thinking about it, then Robert can unravel the mystery of the disappearing children.Dust is a nice mix of SF, fanta. -years-old, is a voracious reader, and his imagination and his suspension of disbelief are the keys to the story's success. If John Carter can go to Mars just by reaching out his hand and thinking about it, then Robert can unravel the mystery of the disappearing children.Dust is a nice mix of SF, fanta. Why haven't I heard of this book??? A Customer As a a 6th grade teacher, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had a "hook" from the beginning and kept me wondering until the end. It offers a number of "springboards" for teaching vocabulary and subjects from the Bible and ancient history. I hope to get enough copies to read in literature circles. ()