Where Only Storms Grow: A Novel about the Dust Bowl by Colman, Alyssa

Where Only Storms Grow: A Novel about the Dust Bowl

For Fans of the I Survived series and The War That Saved My Life, this gripping middle...
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Author: Alyssa Colman
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Language: English
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Where Only Storms Grow: A Novel about the Dust Bowl by Colman, Alyssa

Where Only Storms Grow: A Novel about the Dust Bowl

$27.44

Where Only Storms Grow: A Novel about the Dust Bowl

$27.44
Author: Alyssa Colman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

For Fans of the I Survived series and The War That Saved My Life, this gripping middle grade novel is set during one of the most dangerous storms in American history.

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.

Don't miss Alyssa Colman's other books: The Gilded Girl and The Tarnished Garden

Author: Alyssa Colman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 08/19/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.68w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780374392789
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 554677 / Where Only Storms Grow


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/18/2025 pg. 1
Booklist 07/09/2025

About the Author
Alyssa Colman is the author of Where Only Storms Grow, The Tarnished Garden, and The Gilded Girl, which won the 2021 Northern Lights Book Award for middle grade fantasy. Publishers Weekly called the story "a thoughtful and imaginative exploration of friendship, internal change, and perseverance" in a starred review. Alyssa lives in northern Virginia with her family.

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