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Out Of The Dust

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 31,841 Ratings and 3,440 Reviews

Book Description
Like the Oklahoma dust bowl from which she came, 14-year-old narrator Billie Jo writes in sparse, free-floating verse. In this compelling, immediate journal, Billie Jo reveals the grim domestic realities of living during the years of constant dust storms: That hopes--like the crops--blow away in the night like skittering tumbleweeds. That trucks, tractors, even Billie Jo's beloved piano, can sudde... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic Paperbacks
BindingPaperback (34 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages240
ISBN-100590371258
ISBN-13978-0590371254
Publication Date01/01/1999
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About Karen Hesse (Author) : Karen Hesse is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Karen Hesse include Letters From Rifka, DEAR AMERICA: A LIGHT IN THE STORM, CIVIL WAR DIAR... more
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10/7/2009 Sharon Koontz said: 741814
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1/30/2009 BG Hoover tagged as: I recommend, I read

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12/23/2008 Ali B said: 741814
tags: poetry, newbery, juvenile

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12/22/2008 Cathy Voelker said: Excellent book for teaching character analysis.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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3/21/2008 Stephenie Hovland said: This is a great audiobook, full of wonderful language and a meaningful look into a family who could have lived through the Dust Bowl. I've loved it every time I've read it or heard the audio version.
tags: I recommend, I read

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3/21/2008 Lois Szymansski said: One of my all time favorite books!
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10/23/2007 Sherryl Clark said: Another great verse novel. I love using it in class.
tags: Inspired me

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1/11/2007 Tracy O'Daniel

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