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All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky by Joe R. Lansdale

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All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky

Joe R. Lansdale

Random House Children's Books · Hardcover · September 13, 2011

Reading lane: 20th‑Century US YA

Jack Catcher's parents are dead—his mom died of sickness and his dad of a broken heart—and he has to get out of Oklahoma, where dust storms have killed everything green, hopeful, or alive.

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Who It's For

Good for fans of Historical FictionGood for readers who enjoy 20th‑Century US YA and US Stories (YA).

Book Details

Authors
Joe R. Lansdale
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
September 13, 2011
Format
Hardcover
Theme
20th‑Century US YA · US Stories (YA)
Reading lane
20th‑Century US YA

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Publisher Categories

  • Growing Up

  • Friendship

About This Book

Jack Catcher's parents are dead—his mom died of sickness and his dad of a broken heart—and he has to get out of Oklahoma, where dust storms have killed everything green, hopeful, or alive. When former classmate Jane and her little brother Tony show up in his yard with plans to steal a dead neighbor's car and make a break for Texas, Jack doesn't need much convincing. But a run-in with one of the era's most notorious gangsters puts a crimp in Jane's plan, and soon the three ki...

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Jack Catcher's parents are dead—his mom died of sickness and his dad of a broken heart—and he has to get out of Oklahoma, where dust storms have killed everything green, hopeful, or alive. When former classmate Jane and her little brother Tony show up in his yard with plans to steal a dead neighbor's car and make a break for Texas, Jack doesn't need much convincing. But a run-in with one of the era's most notorious gangsters puts a crimp in Jane's plan, and soon the three kids are hitching the rails among hoboes, gangsters, and con men, racing to warn a carnival wrestler turned bank robber of the danger he faces and, in the process, find a new home for themselves. This road trip adventure from the legendary Joe R. Lansdale is a thrilling and colorful ride through Depression-era America.

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