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Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust
Author: Karen Hesse
Like the Oklahoma dust bowl from which she came, 14-year-old narrator Billie Jo writes in sparse, free-floating verse. In this compelling, immediate journal, Billie Jo reveals the grim domestic realities of living during the years of constant dust storms: That hopes -- like the crops -- blow away in the night like skittering tumbleweeds. That tr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780590376198
ISBN-10: 0590376195
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 227
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 reviewed Out of the Dust on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Written as a free style poem, this book is heart wrenching and compelling. Vivid imagery effectively forces the reader to go through the same sorrows and joys that Billy Joe experiences. I could not put it down until I was finished.
Prunella avatar reviewed Out of the Dust on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Although this is classified as a children's book, both my mother and I enjoyed it very much. Not just for kids!
Page5 avatar reviewed Out of the Dust on
Helpful Score: 6
Excellent book about the dust bowl. Hesse is a great writer and this story is very captivating.
reviewed Out of the Dust on + 3352 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Newbery Medal Winner - unique format, sort of like a diary in blank verse.
powerrangermom avatar reviewed Out of the Dust on + 75 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This book made me cry and I LOVED it!
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 reviewed Out of the Dust on + 47 more book reviews
mines a hardback in perfect condition. I read it a while ago and really liked the way its written.
reviewed Out of the Dust on + 11 more book reviews
Received John Newberry Award. Written in free verse poetic form.
Louise avatar reviewed Out of the Dust on + 13 more book reviews
This is poetry.
reviewed Out of the Dust on + 2 more book reviews
Well written about history, the sorrows and joys in this girl's family. The feelings of finding her place. Highly recommended lest we forget the struggles of the past.
reviewed Out of the Dust on + 10 more book reviews
Great book for kids to get an idea of the Dust Bowl! Well done!
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Very compelling book; one that stays with you long after you read it. Believable as a young person's emotional experience through tough life experiences.
skywriter319 avatar reviewed Out of the Dust on + 784 more book reviews
I've never been the fondest of novels-in-verse or historical fiction. I suppose OUT OF THE DUST was alright. It has all the qualities of a book that make it appeal to the awards committees: grievous troubles, a protagonist mired by obstacles, family troubles, yadda yadda. But I never really felt a connection to...what's her name? I can't even remember. Oy.

Also, the novel-in-verse format has to contribute something to the story; it cannot be an arbitrary. And I didn't really see why Hesse chose to write this book in this way.
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