Dust City Explained

Dust City
Author:	Robert Paul Weston
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Genre:	Fantasy, Young adult
Release Date:	September 30, 2010
Pages:	299
Isbn:	9781595142962
Dewey:	820
Oclc:	637439063

Dust City is a young adult fantasy novel by Robert Paul Weston, published in 2010. It is based upon fairy tales.

Synopsis

After escaping from a juvenile detention centre, Henry Whelp, the Big Bad man Wolf's son, investigates the role a corporation that manufactures synthetic fairy dust had in the crime of his father, and what happened to the fairies that once protected humans and animals.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Bookyurt said "First off, Dust City has a truly authentic, pulpy Noir feel..."^[4] Quill & Quire said this about the book. "The book succeeds on nearly every level."^[3] RTReviews said this about Dust City "This fractured fairy tale will satisfy those looking for an unusual paranormal read."^[5]

Awards

• Canadian Library Association Honour (2011)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dust City. Goodreads.
2. Book: Weston, Robert Paul. Dust city. 13 September 2017. Razorbill. 978-1-59514-296-2 . 496950223 . seattle Library Catalog.
3. Web site: Dust City . Quill & Quire. 27 September 2010.
4. Web site: Dust City by Robert Paul Weston – Review. Bookyurt.com.
5. Web site: DUST CITY. RTReviews.
6. Web site: DUST CITY - Robert Paul Weston. Robert Paul. Weston. robertpaulweston.com.