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A girl grows up during the Dust Bowl, in poems
1997Fast paceMelancholic
What it is about
Billie Jo lives with her parents on an Oklahoma farm during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. A terrible accident leaves her scarred, and her family struggles. The novel is written in free verse.
Who will enjoy it
Young readers who like historical fiction.
What you will get
It won the 1998 Newbery Medal.
Out of the Dust Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Dust Bowl · Verse novel · Family
Length
227 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Billie Jo Kelby and her family.
Setting
Oklahoma in the 1930s.
What makes it different
A story told in short, free-verse poems.
Feel
Sad, spare and moving.
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