Dust, by arthur slade named a best book for young adults by yalsa and a booklist top 10 crime fiction for youth, dustabout a community entranced by a mysterious stranger and an 11yearold boy in search of his missing brotheris a haunting, eerie thriller that calls up ray bradburys classic something wicked this way comes and the legend of the. Robert sets his book aside to see to the chickens like he promised only to find some scared chickens and some nasty blood eggs. For those of you who are on the brink of reading this book, id like to tell you a little bit about it first. I received a copy of this book at no cost from the author with no strings attached. The first of the 2015 reading challenge vlogs is here. Arthur slade is on my list of authors to read for the beauty of reading. Kenneth oppel, ny times bestselling author of the nest. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Robert saw the bodies of the missing children frozen.
Only 11yearold robert sees through the smoke and mirrors when the newcomer, mr. It has all the necessary elementsthe reluctant but driven hero, the quest which only he can accomplish, the satisfying conclusion. Dust has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. See all books authored by arthur slade, including the hunchback assignments, and dust, and more on. The story of a young boy whose little brother goes missing. A stranger comes to town promising rain and that is the same time kids start disappearing. Other children go missing just as a strange man named abram harsich appears in town. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. I especially liked his voice for roberts uncle who was always giving him sff books that his mom might not approve of.
Yet the disturbing thing is that he seems to be the only person missing him. Slades next book, dust, is something of a departure from his previous works, drawing on canadian folklore and the bible rather than on norse mythology. Dust by arthur slade all i had to know was that the description on amazon said this book was for fans of ray bradbury and stephen king, but for me, bradbury is the boss. Dust arthur slade harper canada browse inside isbn 9780006485940 this book won the governor generals literary award back in 2001 for childrens literature. Matthew, roberts sevenyearold brother, has vanished on a walk into town to buy some gum. Arthur slade was raised in the cypress hills of southwest saskatchewan, canada on a ranch. In this book, we are taken back to early 1900s saskatchewan to a small farm community that is struggling with the drought conditions of the dust bowl era. A resident of saskatoon, he was raised on a ranch in the cypress hills and began writing in high school. His first short story was published that same year. Also the drought in the story makes for a more dark mood because the people of. Along the way arthur slade keeps the reader spellbound and wondering. Like a twentyfirst century something wicked this way comes, slade s dust is a tourdeforce that echoes the work of the formidable ray bradbury whilst still maintaining its own identity. I think arthur slade could have made the ending of the book better by adding a twist. Home bio welcome books audiobooks contact presentations blog vault books.
Arthur slade writes with the art and grace of a hypnotist, and you wont be able to put this book down. I believe, only the author really knows how they meant the character to feelspeak was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you. That, and that the beautifully drawn cover promised something magical, and i love magical stories. A rthur slades dust is set in the 1930s dustbowl period in saskatchewan, canada, in a prairie town named horshoe. You are visiting the unofficial web page for the book dust by arthur slade. Arthur slade was pretty good as a narrator for this story. After the release of draugr, slade would follow that up with the sequel later in the same year. No one noticeda rainmaker brings rain to a droughtstricken town. Roberts mother had asked him to accompany matthew to horshoe, but robert was away his mind deep in a swashbuckling adventure story set on mars, not home on his dustbowl farm in depressionera saskatchewan. Set in droughtdevastated saskatchewan between the world wars, slades tribes eerie novel opens as sevenyearold matthew steelgate gets into. Arthur slade is the author of eighteen bestselling books, including. Even the changing of his voice for each one was great. It starts with a boy named matthew that was walking to town to get some candy his parents wanted his brother robert to go with him yet he wanted to stay home alone, and a truck pulled up and offered matthew a ride.
Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 because the ending of the book was unfortunate. Buy the mass market paperback book dust by arthur slade at indigo. The stranger amazes the townspeople with magic mirrors and bewitches the children with his beautiful butterfly. I first read arthur slade last year when i read the fantastic jolted. The third novel in the series, the loki wolf, came out in 2000. Draugr is the debut book in the northern frights series. It took a few years but he is now the author of over twenty novels, including dust which won the governor arthur slade read more. Set in a small town in rural saskatchewan of horshoe something strange is going on. The setting of this book is sasketchewan, canada in the 1930s in a farm community called horseshoe. He is the author of seventeen novels for young readers including the hunchback assignments, which won the prestigious td canadian childrens literature award, and its three sequels, and dust, winner of the. The story opens on sevenyearold matthew steelgate taking his first solo walk into town, with coins in his pockets and visions of candy.
Abram, promises to end the areas drought if the town helps him build a rainmill. In dust arthur slade, author of the northern frights novels and saskatchewanborn and bred himself, melds the classic prairie boy story introspective lad in closely observed setting has cathartic growingup experience with the equally classic smalltown horror tale evil charismatic stranger with. The butterflies went on the frozen bodies forehead. Arthur gregory slade born july 9, 1967 in moose jaw, saskatchewan is a canadian author. It all starts off when roberts little brother matthew mysteriously disappears while he was taking a walk by himself into town. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Dust is a story that will leave audiences breathless. He is the author of seventeen novels for young readers including the hunchback assignments, which won the prestigious td canadian childrens literature award, and its three sequels, and dust, winner of the governor generals award for childrens literature. Arthur slade is the author of the northern frights fictional series of novels. Arthur slade writes with the grace and power of a hypnotist, and you wont be able to put this book down. Dust book by arthur slade half price books marketplace. This contributes to the mysterious mood because of the lack of electronics and ways to solve cases. Arthur slade books list of books by author arthur slade.
In a depressionsoaked american town, a drought threatens the towns peoples lifestock until a stranger arrives with the promise of rain. Dust ebook by arthur slade 1230000096684 rakuten kobo. Read the riveting first chapter of dust and youre already past the point of no return. I am a lover of fantasy and this book ranks as one of the best with me. What does arthur slade bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. Sevenyearold matthew disappearsone day on a walk into horshoe, a dust bowl farm town in depressionera saskatchewan.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting. You will be able to read the plot of the book, learn more about the characters and author, and also comment and discuss the book with fellow dust lovers. In a style that has stomach muscles tightening right from the first sentence,arthur slade brings a new and sophisticated brand of psychological fear to theyoungadult market. He had distinct voices for each person and decent female voices. He attended the university of saskatchewan in saskatoon and received an english honours degree in 1989. As i wrote in my tumblr post today, dust by arthur slade starts out in the style of w. Hes got a great way of building a world around his characters. Matthew steelgate a boy in dust, took walk into horshoe, a dust bowl farm town in saskatchewan.
I liked arthur slade s hunchback assignments series. Arthur slade was raised on a ranch in the cypress hills of saskatchewan. Dust by arthur slade book report by cookie palattao on. When roberts younger brother matthew disappears while on a walk to town, his whole family is overcome with worry and grief. Read the riveting first chapter of dust, and youre already past the point of no return. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dust. Knowing that the author is the narrator is great because he made me feel that the characters were real.
A couple months go by with no sight of matthew, and robert. Dust by arthur slade set in a dry, dusty canadian town during the depression era, young robert steelgate is missing his young brother matthew. Roberts younger brother, matthew, disappeared some months. Elevenyearold robert is the only one who can help when a mysterious stranger arrives, performing tricks and promising to bring rain, at the same time children begin to disappear from a dust bowl farm town in saskatchewan in the 1930s. Robert managed to save some of the children, but the rest died.