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.

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"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.

Author: Karen Hesse
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 12/01/1998
Series: Perfection Learning
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780590371254

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 18783 / Out of the Dust


Award: 2001 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades 6-8
Award: 2001 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - Middle School