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Dust Spells

Andrea Lynn

Ages: 14+

Published: 2024

Publisher: CamCat Books

ISBN: 978-0-7443-0846-4

Keywords: Historical Fiction-1930's - U.S., families, bootlegging, magical realism

During the Great Depression, three sisters struggling to survive in the Dust Bowl find comfort in a mysterious realm where the burdens of their impoverished lives vanish.