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Dear America : The journal of C.J. Jackson : a Dust Bowl migrant / by William Durbin.

Dust bowl migrant (other title)
Journal of C.J. Jackson (other title)
Durbin, William, 1951- (Added Author).

Summary:

Thirteen-year-old C.J. records in a journal the conditions of the Dust Bowl that cause the Jackson family to leave their farm in Oklahoma and make the difficult journey to California, where they find a harsh life as migrant workers.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0439153069
  • ISBN: 9780439153065
  • Physical Description: 169 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"C.J. Jackson is a fictional character, created by the author, and his journal and its epilogue are works of fiction."--Copyright page.
Target Audience Note:
1000L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 5 58031.
Subject:
Depressions > 1929 > Juvenile fiction.
Droughts > Oklahoma > History > Juvenile fiction.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 > Juvenile fiction.
Dust storms > Oklahoma > Juvenile fiction.
Dust storms > Oklahoma > Oklahoma Panhandle > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Migrant labor > Juvenile fiction.
California > Juvenile fiction.
Oklahoma > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 17 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library Juv Durbin C-90 (Text) 36015001415369 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library Juv Durbin C-40 (Text) 36015001457262 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library JUV FIC DURBIN (Text) 36015000879938 Juvenile Fiction Available -

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