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Book cover: 'Out of the Dust'
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Out of the Dustby Karen Hesse

This intimate novel, written in stanza form, poetically conveys the head dust and wind of Oklahoma along with the discontent of narrator Billie Jo who relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during Dust Bowl years of the Depression. ALA notable children's book, ALA best book for Young Adults, SLJ best book of the year.

Added
June 19, 2014
ISBN
978-0439771276