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Title	:	Out of the Dust
Author	:	Karen Hesse
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First 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

Out of the Dust

Karen Hesse

Paperback | Pages: 227 pages

Rating: 3.75 | 66243 Users | 4593 Reviews

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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.

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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)

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Ratings: 3.75 From 66243 Users | 4593 Reviews

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Out of the dust...And into the trash

Meh.

The other day, just out of the blue, I was hit with the thought, "Remember that book about the Dust Bowl you read for school ages ago, and hated with a fury? You should review it and avenge your past self for being subjugated to it."So that's exactly what I did.I swear, this was me the entire book:You know what's coming, folks. Time for another rant with Ryan. Where do I even begin? I read this back when it was required reading, and I absolutely hated it. This was probably the most boring book I

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

Tough read. But then the Dust Bowl was a tough time to live through. Moments in this story are very dark and depressing. But then the Dust Bowl was a dark depressing time. Through most of it I felt like I was eating dust. But then people who lived through the Dust Bowl really did eat dust. At least I only had to eat it while I read the story. Those who lived through it couldn't get away from it. Dust was their constant unconquerable bane and companion.What I think this story is really about is

This book is so depressing I wanted to shoot myself.

Yeah... Well, I think it is a good read if you wanna be hella depressed and wanna know about the Dust Bowl, otherwise, I don't rec it...