The 2012 Willow Awards
Snow Willow Nominee
Dust City
By Robert Paul Weston.
When your dad is the wolf who killed Little Red Riding Hood, life is no fairy tale. Henry needs to find out what happened to the real fairies, who is supplying the synthetic dust that everyone seems to be hooked on, and if his father is truly to blame for the murder.
About the Author
Robert Paul Weston's first novel was Zorgamazoo, a Booklist top ten debut of 2008. Born in the UK and raised in Canada, Robert Paul Weston lives in Toronto, where he currently teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto.
Visit the publisher's website, http://www.puffinbooks.ca
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Suggested Activities
- You probably are familiar with some “fractured fairy tales”. Robert Paul Weston takes this concept to a much deeper level, but have some fun and find some light-hearted fractures on YouTube. Try producing and uploading your own creation!
- Choose or write a fractured fairy tale, and write a script for a puppet play that younger students can perform.
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