Seven-year-old Matthew disappears in Depression-era Saskatchewan, followed by other children. A strange man named Abram Harsich arrives, promising a rainmaking machine, but only Matthew’s brother Robert resists his influence.
Arthur Slade was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan and is the author of twenty-five novels for young readers. His acclaimed works include The Hunchback Assignments, winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and Dust, which received the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature. He currently resides in Saskatoon, Canada.
