Billy Creekmore

Tracey Porter

Treasures in the Dust

Annie May Weightman and Violet Cobble are best friends and neighbors. They live in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression. This is their story, told in two voices. Annie is happiest on the ground, sifting through the dust for traces of the past. But Violet is a dreamer always playing make believe to escape, to fly away from the dusty land. In this beautifully crafted first novel, poet Tracey Porter joins together two unique voices to tell a larger story of America, its hopes and dreams, during a time when thousands fled their prairie homes in search of work, food, and shelter.Annie and Violet's story is one of friendship and courage--treasures shining through in the face of hardship.

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Bt Bound

<p>Imaginative Violet and practical Annie have grown up in the dust on neighboring farms. Annie sees a harsh beauty in the ever-shifting dunes of dry dirt that sometimes uncover ancient Indian burial grounds, while Violet dreams of places far away. Violet's family has suffered more from the drought -- losing all their chickens and most of their cows. With three younger brothers and 90-year-old Aunt Miracle to care for, Violet must drop out of school. Then, when Aunt Miracle dies, Violet's family heads west, looking for work to pay off the bank loans, but finding only low pay and a lot of lies. Annie's family stays on their farm, fighting the dust storms and eking out a living, while Annie continues to find treasures in the dust to add to her collection of arrowheads. This is the first novel for a published poet.</p>

Thorndike Press

Billy Creekmore [Library Binding] [Apr 09, 2009] Porter, Tracey ... 1439588732

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Billy Creekmore

Treasures in the Dust

Treasures in the Dust

Billy Creekmore