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Summary: Out of the Dust was not my cup of tea
Review: My favorite poem was "The Fields of Flashing Light". It took place in March 1934. It is about a dust storm in the Oklahoma panhandle that struck unexpectedly, suddenly, and ferociously. I liked the quick pace of the poem. I liked how Karen Hesse described the lightning on the fields.This book is appropriate for 9-12 year olds. I found this information on Amazon.com. I think the way the book is built is why it is appropriate for these ages. It uses simple words. It is organized basically with one season a chapter, and most of the poems aren't more than a page. I found personification, stanzas, and imagery in the book. An example of personification is "Lightening danced down on its spindly legs" because this phrase gives lightening human legs. All poems have to have stanzas that are basically paragraphs. An example of Imagery is "Lightning danced down on its spindly legs" because you can see lightening dancing in your mind when you read these words. These are the three poetry terms I found. I disliked this book greatly. It was boring to me for several reasons. It was historical fiction and generally I like fantasy. I don't like poems because they don't give enough information. I felt the story plot didn't have enough action.
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Summary: Out of the Dust Book Review
Review: My favorite chapter in "Out of the Dust" is Autumn 1935. I liked it a lot because it showed bondage between Billie Jo and her dad. Before I read that part I felt bad for Billie Jo because her mom died and her dad didn't talk to her. Now her dad talks to her a lot about many different things. I think Billie Jo feels much closer to her dad now. I think the appropriate ages for this book is 11-15. Those are the ages when you learn about The Great Depression. I think you need to understand The Great Depression to be able to understand some of the things that go on in the book. Younger children could read the book but they might not understand some of the parts in the book. The book had a little bit of all the poetry terms. Some of the poems rhymed, and some didn't. I mostly found alliteration. I think some of the poetry terms in the book really enhance the reader's enjoyment. I know I enjoyed the book more because I could tell what poetry terms was what. Overall, I thought "Out of the Dust" was a good book. I liked it because it kept my interest in most parts. It also wasn't a slow moving book. One thing after another happened. I recommend this book to anyone intersted in The Great Depression.
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Summary: Out of the Dust Review
Review: In "Out of the Dust" my favorite poem was 'The Accident'. It was my favorite because it was a very large and important part of the book. Without this poem the book would have been less depressing. The poem marks a point in the story where something totally unexpected happens. The poem is fairly dismal because the main character nearly killed her mother, but it is still my favorite poem.
I would say that this book is appropriate for age 9 and up. I would recommend this book to all readers, but it may be less interesting to readers over 14 or 15 because it is constantly repeating about the same topic of dust over and over again. The book is written fairly simply but may have some words or phrases that younger readers may not understand, such as dust bowl or depression. I also think a reader under 9 would not get to enjoy this book. This is because they may not have the patience to read all of the book, as it has little action and is a slow read.
In this book I found some rhyming and metaphors. This rhyming and use of metaphors greatly enhances the books flow and appeal. There is not often rhyme but when it is used it is well used. Metaphors, such as "the locusts were a black cloud" are fairly common in the book and add some flavor to this book. Without these the book would be extremely slow and dull.
Overall I did not enjoy this book. There was little action and I do not particularly enjoy the subject of the Dust bowl in the 1930's. All things considered I would rate this book a 4 out of 10, 10 being the highest 1 being the lowest. This book was not my favorite but I'm sure that the right reader would enjoy it. I would say that the right reader is someone who likes reading about the Dust bowl and likes a slow, uneventful read.
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Summary: For fun and school
Review: Out of all of the poems in the book, my favorite poem is "Rabbit Battles." I like it because I find it funny that two people are mad at each other because of rabbits. But it did make me sad when she said, "...clubbing bunnies to death," because I like cute little bunnies. It may be strange but all I could picture was a caveman walking into the petting zoo and start clubbing all the soft, fuzzy bunnies. But I guess I can't blame them, knowing the mess they're in. I like it because I think it shows how mad you can go in such harsh times.
I think this book is good for fourth and fifth graders. I read it in fourth grade and it was fairly easy to read, so I guess it could be considered an advanced third grade book. I personally think it's too easy eighth graders because the poems are pretty flat out and easy to understand. It's also easy because there aren't any hard words. It would have been a better book for eighth graders if there were more symbolism in it. If I were a teacher, I would have sixth graders read it.
One literary device that I liked in the book was how it was in story form. It made it easy to follow along. I also liked how she (Hesse) always kept it in first person. That way it seemed more like a journal, since that's how it was written. In the "Dear America" books, they often go away from the main characters thoughts and make the story change to present tense, as if the writer were writing while the action takes place. That didn't happen in "Out of the Dust," and I liked that.
The first time I read this book, I loved it. I suggested it to all of my friends and couldn't stop talking about it. This time, since I already knew what was going to happen, I couldn't sit through it. I read it as fast as I could, which I normally don't do. It also seemed like she was more of my age when I was ten, but this time she seemed younger, and I like reading about people who are my age or older. It's good, but not meant for reading a second time. It's the kind of book you read over the weekend and store it away forever.
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Summary: Out of the Dust Book Review
Review: My favorite poem, in Out of the Dust, is "Met" because in this poem the daughter, Billie Jo, returns home after running away. This is when they learn how to be happy and start to become a family againsince the death of her mother.
I think this book is appropriate for people in 4th grade and higher because I tried reading it in 3rd grade and couldn't understand many of the concepts and the vocabulary.
I liked how in the poem, "The Dream", the placement of words on the page is set in a unique way. This is done because unlike the other poems it is happy and set in a dream.
Overall, I like this book because it was interesting to learn about what it might have been like to live during the Great Depression.
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Summary: Overall, a pretty good book
Review: My favorite poem in Out of the Dust is "Out of the Dust." It starts off with her telling about how she knows that she is going to die if she stays. She decides to go and hitch a ride on a train. She goes west to get out of the dust. I like it because the book is named after it.
I think that the book is appropriate for anyone who can read. People who like non-fiction books, or realistic fiction books would enjoy it. I think that older people might like it because they might be able to relate to it.
The free-verse form in the book is an essential piece. It lets the author express what she wants to in a poem form. You don't see many books written this way, so that makes it unique. It also makes it easier to read, I think.
Overall, I think that I would rate this book two stars. It is good, but personally I didn't like that much. It has lots of historic background, which I think is good to have in a book. If you give this book a chance, you might like it.
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Summary: Out of the Dust, A Great Read
Review: Out of the Dust, a book by Karen Hesse, is one of the best books I have ever read. To begin with, this book gives off a certain mood, sad and dreary. It makes you feel sorry for the narrator because she has to wipe the dust off of everything before using it. Next, in parts it could make you cry. As her mother is carrying a child soon to be born, Billy Joe, the narrator, accidentally sets her mother afire. Having done this, the mother and baby die. Last, it makes you think of how lucky you are to live in the twenty-first century. In the book's time period, the Great Depression, dust is everywhere, on food, in clothing, on her piano, in her hair, mouth, eyes, ears, and covers the ground. I believe that after reading Out of the Dust, I became a changed person.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I think this book was amazing! I got all my friends to read it and they enjoyed it to. Karen Hesse is my favorite author.
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Summary: it was ok
Review: Out Of The Dust is about a girl named Billy Jo. This girl is living in the dust bowl. Her mother dies when giving brith to her brother. Her Aunt was going to take her brother but he died Before she got there.
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Summary: A beautifully written book
Review: This is a graet book.It's one of those books when you really
get to know the characters.It's about a poor family who lives in Oklahoma and it shows how life was like.It's a great book and I hope you read it.
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