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Scholastic, 1998-01-12

Out of the Dust: Novel

Out of the Dust: Novel

Perfection Learning and Apple Signature Edition

Karen Hesse, Author

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9780590371254

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A poem cycle that reads as a novel, this Newbery Medal winner tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dust bowl years of the Depression.
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Keywords and Themes: Classics • Family • Historical • JUV007000 • JUV013030 • JUV016150 • JUV030060 • Juvenile Fiction • Multigenerational • Places • United States • United States - 20th Century

Age Range • 12-18

Pages • 256

Subjects • Dust Bowl Era • 1931-1939 • Farm life • Oklahoma • Depressions • 20th century • Stock Market Crash • 1929 • Historical fiction • 1929 • History

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Classics • Juvenile Fiction | Places | United States • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational

Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma.

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"Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . ."

A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.

To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.

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