When the Sky Turned to Dust E-BOOK

This is a story of courage, of the sacrifices families make, and the help neighbors give neighbors. It is about one family meeting the challenges and obligations of life on the prairie.

When the Sky Turned to Dust takes place during one of the most difficult eras in American history. By 1934, Americans were in the middle of twin catastrophes: the worst economic depression ever suffered and the worst drought in memory devastating the Midwest. Approximately a quarter of the population affected by the dust storms leaves the region.

Although twelve-year-old Caroline and her nine-year-old brother, Daniel, argue to stay with their father to help save their Kansas farm when their mother takes their youngest sibling to New York, Caroline's anger and resentment grow as she takes on the responsibilities of a grown woman and the heartache brought by the increasing number and ferocity of the storms. She often feels like a failure as the garden they nurtured withers and the trees in the orchard bear no fruit.

On April 14, 1935, the largest and deadliest dust storm ever recorded, rips through the Kansas. It will become known as Black Sunday, and the term "Dust Bowl" will be coined. Daniel is swept away by the wind. He clings to a wooden post unable to see or hear above the storm. Alone, it is up to Caroline to save him.