| Out of the Dust: Novel Contributor(s): Hesse, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0590371258 ISBN-13: 9780590371254 Publisher: Scholastic OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: "DUST PILES UP LIKE SNOW ACROSS THE PRAIRIE..". A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands. To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Apple Signature Edition |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.38 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Heartland - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma - Topical - Death/Dying - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18783 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma.Out of the Dust joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . .A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart. |