Out of the Dust

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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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 12/01/1998
ISBN: 9780590371254
Pages: 227
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.70d
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2000 pg. 1875
Publishers Weekly 01/11/1999
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 56

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