Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)

Karen Hesse

Sep 2012 · Sold by Scholastic Inc.

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

its definitely a hard book to get through, I don't recommend if your expecting a happy ending or simple storytelling. This book is definitely bleak and stylized and you definitely have to have an open mind to stories discussing death, child neglect, and grief. Lots of discussion of t dead and injured of children i highly recommend if your looking for a tearjerker or depressing story. I read this when i was in a dark place and I somewhat related to Billie Jo and her blunt discussion of her struggle.

Im im 6th grade advance english and reading pretty good I have to read it and study vocabulary words the only bad part its really sad she tried to safe her mom but she dies so did her baby brother Franklin she couldn't plat panio that well anymore its a really good

This was literally the most boring book I've ever read. I hate the structure and it is sad and extremely depressing. Nothing would be exponentially better than reading this book. I had to read in the 6th grade and I wouldn't have read it if I didn't have to.

About the author

Karen Hesse is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of many books for children. Her titles include Witness, The Cats in Krasinski Square, and the Newbery Medal winner Out of the Dust, among many others. She lives in Vermont with her husband and two teenaged daughters.