All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky
by Lansdale, Joe R
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385739311
- ISBN 13
- 9780385739313
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Port Neches, Texas, United States
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Used; Very Good. Small Remainder Mark <br />Jack Catcher's parents are dead his mom died of sickness and his dad of a broken heart and he has to get out of Oklahoma, where dust storms have killed everything green, hopeful, or alive. When former classmate Jane and her little brother Tony show up in his yard with plans to steal a dead neighbor's car and make a break for Texas, Jack doesn't need much convincing. But a run-in with one of the era's most notorious gangsters puts a crimp in Jane's plan, and soon the three kids are hitching the rails among hoboes, gangsters, and con men, racing to warn a carnival wrestler turned bank robber of the danger he faces and, in the process, find a new home for themselves. This road trip adventure from the legendary Joe R. Lansdale is a thrilling and colorful ride through Depression-era America. . 2011. 1st. HARDCOVER.
Synopsis
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than a dozen novels for adults, including five Hap and Leonard novels, as well as Sunset and Sawdust and Lost Echoes. He has received the British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Edgar Award, the Grinzane Cavour Prize, and seven Bram Stoker Awards. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas. All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky is his first novel for young adults.
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- Bookseller
- Galveston Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9780385739313
- Title
- All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky
- Author
- Lansdale, Joe R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 28
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0385739311
- ISBN 13
- 9780385739313
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
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Fleur Fine Books carries a wide range of books including a very large selection of Science Fiction & Fantasy, we are constantly adding to our Texana section, we carry many signed editions, including signed limited editions and books signed in our store during author visits.
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