  | Dust Author: Bowling, Dusti | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
When a boy with a terrible secret moves to town there is a sudden increase in dust storms, and asthmatic Avalyn theorizes the storms are linked to his emotions and tries to help as she struggles to breathe.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.60 Points: 8.0 Quiz: 521648 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/15/23)
Booklist (07/23/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 07/23/2023 Typically, the weather in 12-year-old Avalyn’s Arizona town is close to perfect, but a recent uptick in dust storms is doing her severe asthma no favors. She’s convinced the storms are tied to the arrival of Adam, a mysterious new boy in her class. Quiet and messy in appearance, he quickly becomes the target of bullies, a group that Avalyn is all too familiar with. She can sense Adam’s simmering anger as well an inscrutable something else that she can’t persuade him to confide in her. As the dust storms worsen, Avalyn puts her health on the line to discover the dark secret Adam is keeping. Bowling’s latest digs into bullying, child abuse, and the power of both words and silence, but she also weaves in a thread of the supernatural that manifests in unexpected ways and casts empathy as a superpower. The stakes and emotions are high in this one, but Bowling guides her characters to clearer skies by the story’s end. Appended with an author’s note, resources on consent and child sexual abuse, and discussion questions. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
