Treasures in the Dust

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Summary: Tresures in the Dust
Review: I just got done reading the book "Tresures in the Dust". I t was an exceptionally good book. I myself didn't care for it that much because I like books about mysteries, adventures, and alot more. This book is about two bestfriends named Annie and Violet who are living during the time of the Dust Bowl. Annie dreams of becoming an archaeologist and Violet dreams of becoming a dancer. Their families are going through really hard times and eventually after Violet's Aunt Miriacle dies her family has to move west to fond jobs. Annie and Violet are devestated. I would recommend this book for someone who is interested in boks about American history.

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Summary: "Treasures in the Dust"
Review: The characters,Annie and Violet are facing a lot of difficulties.They have to go through dust storms,drought and dust pneumonia.Leaving Oklahoma is the last thing Annie and Violet would do.They remain friends even though they do not have the same interest.I wish I could have someone my own age who has the same hobbies like mine.Annie prefers to stay in Oklahoma and look for ancient things whilst Violet wants to become a balerina,dancer or an actress.These two friends stick together no matter what happens.Their friendship will never die.This story tells you about how they stick together.Once,I nearly burst into tears myself.I feel pity for them when they went through difficulties and hardships.

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Summary: "Treasures in the Dust"
Review: This book is about two girls trying to fight the brutal drought and depression in Oklahoma. I really enjoyed this book because it is Historical-Fiction. I like to learn about what happen in America in the past! I enjoyed that they are best friends and are actually fighting through the depression. This book almost made me cry at some points. The way they lived and how the dust could kill them made me horrified. I think this book was excellent! I think anyone would like this book.

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Summary: A good story on friendship in general and on the Dust Bowl i
Review: This period novel follows the friendship of 11-year-old Annie and Violet, who are growing up and growing weary during the Oklahoma Dust Bowl of the Great Depression.

Annie's family stays on their farm, eking out an existence from the barren soil that can barely sustain a few cows and chickens. Violet's family is forced to move to California, as so many other Dust Bowl families had to do. They went expecting to find a land of milk and honey, but instead end up as migrant farm workers. Porter, a middle school English teacher, has done a good job researching this, her first novel. From the first page, her writing aptly evokes the grim and gritty reality of living in a land that's ankle deep in dust.

The book alternates chapters between the two girls, with each telling her part of the story in first-person narrative and later on in epistle form. Porter does a good job of giving each girl her own distinct voice, and of dropping names every so often so you can keep track of who is narrating each chapter.

A good story on friendship in general and on the Dust Bowl in particular. The book would be a good early introduction to Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."

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Summary: Tresures in the Dust
Review: Treasures in the dust is about two best friends who live during the Great Depression in the 30's. Even though Annie loves to find things in the sand and Violet has a vivid imagination they are wonderful pair. Life is hard for people during the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. So, Annie's family decides to stay there and try to make things work. Violet's family decides to go to California to the land of milk and honey to find a better life. Throughout this book you experience what happens to both of the girls and the strenghts that they have as friends.

This book was written in a first person point of view. One chapter was from Annie's point of view and the following chapter was from Violet's point of view. The chapters alternated between the lives of the two little girls. Whether it was Annie who found something exciting in the sand or Violet who is traveling west to California. I felt that the infromation in this story was very factual for this period of time. This is a wonderful story about two close friends.