Out of the Dust

Karen Hesse

Mar 2008 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Marika Mashburn

About this audiobook

Billie Jo has a great deal to forgive: her father for causing the accident that killed her mother; her mother for leaving when Billie Jo needed her most; and herself for being the cause of her own sorrow. Daddy's too wrung out to help her, and there's no one else to care. So at fourteen, Billie Jo must heal herself - even if it means tearing up her roots and leaving behind everything she's ever known.

Ratings and reviews

At starting I thinking that it's such a boring book not worth reading but as I continued reading I came to know it's an amazing book. Although it's depressing but I came to know about a totally different world which I wasn't aware of. It's was kept with other books for some years from now because everytime I decided to start reading it I would drop my idea and would not read it but this time something different happened. When I started reading it this time I wasn't able to stop myself before finishing it up. Great work but definitely not meant for kids 🤗🤗🤗

I read this book back in middle school I never forgot it I cud compare so much in this book to my life at the age of 25 this is still my fav. Book

About the author

Karen Hesse is the author of some fifteen books for children, and was recently awarded a prestigious MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" for her contribution to the literature of children and young adults. Her many novels have garnered considerable success, including the Sydney Taylor Award, the IRA/YA Award, 5 Notable Books for Children, 4 Best Books for Young Adults, and the Newbery Medal in 1998. Hesse has spent many years promotion her books to the school market, and is well-known in classrooms throughout the country. She and her husband, Randy, live in Brattleboro, Vermont.