Callie's father left before she was born. Now her mother refuses to leave until he comes back. Even though the town is deserted and they have no money left. Even though Callie has the dust in her lungs and the doctor is worried. She thinks she'll die there waiting for him. Until the worst duster she's ever seen buries the town and she loses her mother in the storm. With her mother gone Callie finally finds out why she refused to leave. Fairies are real, and her father is one of them. But they're not tiny, winged creatures and they're far from friendly. Now that they've found her, Callie has to run for her life in search of the mother she lost and the father she never met.
This book takes elements you would normally never see together and combines them wonderfully. It's historical fiction and an intriguing twist on fairy stories. It explores identity--Callie's mother is a mortal white woman and her father a black fairy which leaves Callie struggling to find where she belongs. Most of all it's a great adventure tale as Callie flees forces natural and supernatural.
Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel
Erica's Picks
6th - 8th Grade
Tags: Adventure, Family Life, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Issues Fiction, People of Color
This book takes elements you would normally never see together and combines them wonderfully. It's historical fiction and an intriguing twist on fairy stories. It explores identity--Callie's mother is a mortal white woman and her father a black fairy which leaves Callie struggling to find where she belongs. Most of all it's a great adventure tale as Callie flees forces natural and supernatural.
Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel
Erica's Picks
6th - 8th Grade
Tags: Adventure, Family Life, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Issues Fiction, People of Color
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