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Where only storms grow / Alyssa Colman.

Colman, Alyssa, (author.).

Summary:

It's been four years since rain fell on the Oklahoma panhandle and the closeness between the Stanton twins has dried up as much as the land. Howe Stanton has been practicing running away and longs for the family to quit this land of dust where only troubles grow. Despite the scoliosis that causes Joanna Stanton near-constant pain, she isn't ready to give up like her brother. But when Daddy leaves the family behind to find work in California, saving the farm from ruin falls on Howe's unwilling and Joanna's uneven shoulders. To pay the mortgage, Joanna takes a job at the local hospital and discovers purpose in helping others. Howe finds unexpected joy in caring for his father's horse and escapes in a borrowed book. But then a tragedy in town reveals the dust's deadly dangers. With the worst storm of the Dust Bowl bearing down on their home, Howe and Joanna must put aside their differences and work together, or everyone and everything they love will be lost to the dust. Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374392789
  • ISBN: 0374392781
  • Physical Description: 237 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, [2025]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Grades 4-6. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Awards Note:
Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades, 2026
Subject:
Twins > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Scoliosis > Juvenile fiction.
Farm life > Juvenile fiction.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 > Juvenile fiction.
Oklahoma > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 20 of 31 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 31 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Mars Hill Library J FIC COL (Text) 30229101296316 Juvenile New Fiction Checked out 08/07/2026