Dust (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250878731)

In Alison Stine's haunting young adult debut, a hard of hearing teen must find community and hope amidst the extreme and changing climate in the Colorado Bloodless Valley.

After her father has a premonition, Thea, her parents, and her little sister move to the Bloodless Valley of southern Colorado, hoping to make a fresh start. On their remote farm, they will "unschool" take nature hikes, help with the animals, and learn outside. But the reason her parents could afford to buy land--sight unseen--is because nothing will grow without a fight, and soon they don't have time to teach the girls despite forbidding them from learning elsewhere.

To make ends meet, Thea's parents let her work at the café in town, and there she meets Ray, who is deaf and spends summers in the valley. Though she was born hard of hearing, the rest of Thea's family is not, and she has always been pushed to pass and pretend. But Ray--the first other deaf teen Thea has ever met--knows how to sign. When he agrees to teach Thea in secret, she begins to learn what she has been missing, not only another language but community.

The more time she spends with Ray, the further Thea ventures into the valley--and it is there that she connects the Dust Bowl from history and warnings from scientists with the weather she's living through. The days are hotter than ever and Thea fears that history may be repeating itself. The river is drying up, crops are dying, and the black blizzards of Colorado have returned. But her father isn't the only one who has dreams...

Author: Alison Stine
ISBN-10: 125087873X
ISBN-13: 9781250878731
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2024
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

About the Author
ALISON STINE is the author of the adult novels Trashlands, longlisted for the 2022 Reading the West Book Award, a finalist for the Ohioana Book Award, and longlisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award, and Road Out of Winter, winner of the 2021 Philip K. Dick Award. Alison lives in Colorado. Dust is her young adult debut novel