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Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)
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Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold) Hardback - 1997

by Karen Hesse

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In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.

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This seller has earned a 3.44 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
3.44 / 5 (36 total reviews)

Reviewers describe a stark Dust Bowl narrative told in spare verse and diary entries. Many praised its vivid imagery, quick pace, and staying power, with some calling it gripping. Others found the tone relentlessly bleak and the narrator emotionally distant, though most acknowledged its award-caliber craft and value for teaching the era.

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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.

"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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  • Title Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)
  • Author Karen Hesse
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scholastic, New York
  • Publication date 1997-10-01
  • Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780590360807 / 0590360809
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.26 x 0.89 in (19.71 x 13.36 x 2.26 cm)
  • Age range 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Heartland
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Geographic Orientation: Oklahoma
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Poetry, Depressions - 1929
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96-40344
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • ALA Best Books Young Adults, 01/01/1998, Page 1214
  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 01/01/1998, Page 1224
  • Booklist, 10/01/1997, Page 330
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/1998, Page 733
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/1997, Page 73
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/1997, Page 1458
  • New York Times, 02/01/1998, Page 24
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/25/1997, Page 72
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/1997, Page 217
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/1997, Page 25

About the author

Karen Hesse is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of many books for children. Her titles include Witness, The Cats in Krasinski Square, and the Newbery Medal winner Out of the Dust, among many others. She lives in Vermont with her husband and two teenaged daughters.
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