num_pages: 64
description: Jake 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.Along 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?Ann 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.
language: English
title: Dust for Dinner
titlecomplete: Dust for Dinner (I Can Read Book - Level 3)
genres: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Chapter Books, Childrens, American History, Picture Books, 2nd Grade, Fiction
ratings_count: 136
places: California
publisher: HarperCollins