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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1998-01-01
Page Count
240
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780590371254
Lexile
N/A
Themes
survival
family
dust bowl

Out of the Dust

Written by Karen Hesse
Written in spare, first-person free-verse poems, the book is about how Billie Jo survives during the Dust bowl during the Depression. She must deal with her mother's death, her father's decline, and her burned hands. The book ends on an optimistic note: Billie Jo's hands heal, and she can once again play the piano.
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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1998-01-01
Page Count
240
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780590371254
Lexile
N/A
Themes
survival
family
dust bowl
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