Another YA book I read last year. I had forgotten about it until a student asked me to recommend a mystery yesterday, and said he didn't read much. I thought that was a way of saying that he wanted something fairly small and not too challenging. 'Dust' fit the bill.
Arthur Slade was born in Moose Jaw. Dust is set in a prairie town during the Depression, so the title fits the setting.
It is a good mystery, and a fun read because it gets a little out of control near the end. It is about an 11 year old boy who is not fooled by the 'Stranger' who seems to be offering something too good to be true, -rain. The people of the town, desperate farmers mainly, are easily victimized by the stranger and Matthew Steelgate remains, -but what can a kid do against the powerful stranger? Read it and satisfy your curiousity!
