Dust City
{{Short description|Young adult fantasy novel by Robert Paul Weston}}
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| author = Robert Paul Weston
| country = Canada
| language = English
| genre = Fantasy, Young adult
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| release_date = September 30, 2010
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| pages = 299
| isbn = 9781595142962
| dewey = 820
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7739916-dust-city|title=Dust City|website=Goodreads}}{{cite book|url=https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2683736030_dust_city|title=Dust city|first=Robert Paul|last=Weston|date=13 September 2017|publisher=Razorbill|isbn=978-1-59514-296-2 |oclc=496950223 |via=seattle Library Catalog}}{{cite web|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/review/dust-city/|title=Dust City |website=Quill & Quire|date=27 September 2010|publisher=}}
Reception
Bookyurt said "First off, Dust City has a truly authentic, pulpy Noir feel..."{{cite web|url=http://bookyurt.com/scouting/book-reviews/dust-city-by-robert-paul-weston-review/|title=Dust City by Robert Paul Weston – Review|publisher=Bookyurt.com}} Quill & Quire said this about the book. "The book succeeds on nearly every level." RTReviews said this about Dust City "This fractured fairy tale will satisfy those looking for an unusual paranormal read."{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/dust-city|title=DUST CITY|publisher=RTReviews}}
Awards
- Canadian Library Association Honour (2011){{cite web|url=http://robertpaulweston.com/books/dust-city/|title=DUST CITY - Robert Paul Weston|first=Robert Paul|last=Weston|website=robertpaulweston.com}}