Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)

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.

"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: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 10/01/1997
ISBN: 9780590360807
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.26w x 0.89d
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Third Place
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Third Place
Award: Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/25/1997 pg. 72
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1997 pg. 1458
School Library Journal 09/01/1997 pg. 217
Booklist 10/01/1997 pg. 330
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1998 pg. 733
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1997 pg. 25
New York Times 02/01/1998 pg. 24
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1998 pg. 1214
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1998 pg. 1224
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1997 pg. 73 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 12/01/1997
School Library Journal 09/01/1997
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