In a Handful of Dust

by Mindy McGinnis

Book Overview

Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story about an epic cross-country journey.

In a Handful of Dust is set ten years after the first novel, Not a Drop to Drink, as a dangerous disease strikes the community where teenage Lucy lives. When her adoptive mother, Lynn, takes Lucy away from their home and friends in order to protect her, Lucy struggles to figure out what...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006219853X
• ISBN13: 9780062198532
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Fantastic sequel

This was a fantastic sequel, and I enjoyed it a little more than the first one. The illness spurring a trip out of the comfort of the town they know was interesting and scary. I gagged in real life at a description in the second half of the book, so if you're easily grossed out, definitely be aware it gets pretty disgusting.