{"product_id":"dust-for-dinner-9780064442251","title":"Dust for Dinner","description":"\u003cp\u003eJake and Maggy lived on a farm where they loved to sing and dance to the music from Mama's radio. Then terrible dust storms came and ruined the land. The family had no choice but to auction off the farm and make the long, hard journey west to California-away from the dust storms, where the land is still green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Papa tries to find work, and Jake and Maggy try to help too. But what if Papa can't find a job? What if California isn't better after all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Turner's dramatic story about the dust bowl, set during the Great Depression and beautifully captured in Robert Barrett's paintings, shows how one family stays together during difficult times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrett, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ann Turner is the highly acclaimed author of many books for children and young adults, among them Rosemary's Witch, Heron Street, and Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, a Reading Rainbow book (see page XX). Ms. Turner lives in Northampton, MA. \u003cp\u003e Robert Barrett is a jacket artist and the illustrator of several books for children, including The Other Wise Man. Mr. Barrett, who chairs the illustration department at Brigham Young Universtiy, lives in Provo, UT.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurner, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Turner is the author of many novels, picture books, and poetry collections for young children. Her novel \u003cem\u003eA Hunter Comes Home\u003c\/em\u003e was an ALA Notable Children's Book, and her first picture book, \u003cem\u003eDakota Dugout\u003c\/em\u003e, received the same honor. Among her other books are \u003cem\u003eAbe Lincoln Remembers\u003c\/em\u003e, an NCSS\/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and \u003cem\u003eThrough Moon and Stars and Night Skies\u003c\/em\u003e, a Reading Rainbow selection. Ms. Turner lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrett, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ann Turner is the highly acclaimed author of many books for children and young adults, among them Rosemary's Witch, Heron Street, and Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, a Reading Rainbow book (see page XX). Ms. Turner lives in Northampton, MA. \u003cp\u003e Robert Barrett is a jacket artist and the illustrator of several books for children, including The Other Wise Man. Mr. Barrett, who chairs the illustration department at Brigham Young Universtiy, lives in Provo, UT.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625980825874,"sku":"9780064442251","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_186ad4a0-32cc-48a1-8240-0b7002a41fd7.jpg?v=1732646227","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dust-for-dinner-9780064442251","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}