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ISBN: 0613119533 / ISBN-13: 9780613119535

Out of the Dust

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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 ... Show synopsis

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Overall customer rating: 4.800
tudisbest

great book

by tudisbest on Jan 28, 2011

this book should be in every school and should be read by students and teachers More

Tarissa

Dust Bowl Times

by Tarissa on May 25, 2010

"Out of the Dust" is a fictional account of one girl's life in Oklahoma, during the hardships of the great Dust Bowl. Billie Jo's story is written through her own eyes, in the form of freestyle poetry. This book is unique in it's own way. It somewhat reminds me of fictional books that are written in ... More

waller66

Read book

by waller66 on Dec 31, 2009

Written in the first person point of view, we learn about how the main character is able to not only survive during the Dust Bowl, but comes out a better person. A historical fiction book that depicts what it was really like in Oklahoma. An easy read for 6th grade students. More

Karen69

excellant

by Karen69 on Aug 4, 2008

The school I was subbing for used this book as part of their study on the era of history discribed in the book. The students enjoyed the book and had good discussions More

sd6161

Embrace the Light

by sd6161 on Sep 30, 2007

Told by Karen Hesse with freedom and resonance, Out of the Dust allows the reader a view through the eyes of a child. Billy Jo, who is but 14 years old and struggling between the everyday mystical transition of adolescence and the reality of survival during the Depression era dust-bowl. A time in ... More

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