Out Of The Dust

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Product Description

Set in the bleak times of the Dust Bowl, award-winning author Karen Hesse crafts a poetic tale of one girl's coming of age. Told in journal-like free-verse, the story of Billie Jo and the accident that would change her life is told with exquisite wording and detail. 227 pages, softcover. Newbery Award Winner.

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Format: Paperback
Vendor: Scholastic Trade
ISBN: 0590371258
ISBN-13: 9780590371254

UPC: 078073005994
Availability: In Stock
Ages: 9-12

Publisher's Description

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.

Author Bio

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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Out Of The Dust 4 5 1 1

I believe this to be the best of her works, although the story was completely depressing. Tragedies strike almost every moment of this poor girl's, Billie Jo, life. Though, Karen Hesse makes a good point in her book, depicting that through hardships family won't survive unless they stick together. I give Karen that good credit and I believe she "pulled it off". Given her praise, I comprehend that the ending was open-ended and unsatisfying. It would've been lovely to see Billie Jo accomplish one of her lifelong dreams and maybe her father's implied wedding. But I wouldn't try coaxing a sequel out of Mrs. Hesse, she has stubbornly declared she would not. All in all it's a good historical novel for juveniles. July 2, 2007