Karen Hesse
Paperback | Pages: 227 pages Rating: 3.75 | 66243 Users | 4593 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Out of the Dust |
| ISBN: | 0439771277 (ISBN13: 9780439771276) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Billie Jo |
| Setting: | United States of America Oklahoma(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (1998), Scott O'Dell Award (1998), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1999) |
Description Concering Books Out of the Dust
When Billie Jo is just fourteen she must endure heart-wrenching ordeals that no child should have to face. The quiet strength she displays while dealing with unspeakable loss is as surprising as it is inspiring.Written in free verse, this award-winning story is set in the heart of the Great Depression. It chronicles Oklahoma's staggering dust storms, and the environmental--and emotional--turmoil they leave in their path. An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength.
Itemize Of Books Out of the Dust
| Title | : | Out of the Dust |
| Author | : | Karen Hesse |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 227 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2005 by Scholastic Inc. (first published January 1st 1997) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Poetry. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
Rating Of Books Out of the Dust
Ratings: 3.75 From 66243 Users | 4593 ReviewsAssessment Of Books Out of the Dust
I remember loving this book!I never enjoyed my history subject when I was young, I always have the worst teacher and the worst field trips in my entire life. Contradict to that, I enjoyed reading historical fiction and children's books. Although I don't have any idea about dust bowl or the great depression or whatever happened that time. I told you, I never learned something from my world history teacher. But after reading this book last year, I was amazed that Karen Hesse wrote something emotional for children to love and
This book is so depressing I wanted to shoot myself.
Beginning: August 1920As summer wheat came ripeso did I,born at home, on the kitchen floor.Ma crouched,barefoot, bare bottomedover the swept boards,because that's where Daddy said it'd be bestI came too fast for the doctor, bawling as soon as Daddy wiped his hand around inside my mouth.To hear Ma tell it,I hollered myself red the day I was born. Red's the color I've stayed ever since. Daddy named me Billie Jo. He wanted a boy. Instead, he got a long-legged girlwith a wide mouthand cheekbones
Out of the dust...And into the trash
This book is set in the Oklahoma panhandle during the 1930's. Preteen Bille Jo and her family struggle to cope with the loss of their farm, scarcity of food, and the endless swirling dust storms that dominate life in this setting. Then tragedy strikes; Billie Jo's mother and baby brother are killed in a sudden accident and Billie Jo's hands are seriously burned. Billie Jo's father withdraws into grief and depression while Billie Jo wrestles with her own guilt and physical disability. Ultimately,
Beautifully written in that free verse poetry style that I've recently discovered. An emotional story with so much history as it gives us a glimpse of what it must have been like to live in the dust bowl era and the hardships involved. I thoroughly enjoyed this and feel like it would great for any age to read.
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