The journal of C.J. Jackson
Subtitle: a Dust Bowl migrant
By: by William Durbin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: My name is America
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction.; Dust storms -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma Panhandle -- Juvenile fiction.; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Juvenile fiction.; Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction.; Dust storms -- Oklahoma -- Fiction.; Droughts -- Oklahoma -- History -- Fiction.; Family life -- Fiction.; Migrant labor -- Fiction.; Oklahoma -- Fiction.; California -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Thirteen-year-old C.J. records in a journal the conditions of the Dust Bowl that cause the Jackson family to leave their farm in Oklahoma and make the difficult journey to California, where they find a harsh life as migrant workers.
Notes: "C.J. Jackson is a fictional character, created by the author, and his journal and its epilogue are works of fiction."--Copyright page.