Literature Guide: Out of the Dust (Grades 4-8)

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Summary: Very Sad :-(
Review: When I first read this book, I thought that it was really boring. But when I got into it, it was really interesting, but also sad. The saddest part was when Billie Jo started a fire and burnt her mother and herself. This is one of the best books I have ever read....

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Summary: Into The Dust And Out! Dust Busters!
Review: The book I reviewed is by Karen Hesse. This Book is about a little girl who owns a farm, but still very poor. This is a very sad story and I reviewed this book because I felt the way she did while reading this book,this made me want to read it. This girl had a normal life,but then her mother dies and her little baby brother dies too! This makes the whole family not even like a whole family. Jo's(the little girl's name)most favorite thing to do while she is depressed or sad is to play the paino, but she can't because of her wounded hand. There is a BIG dust storm and I mean real BIG!, this makes her dad's farming worse and there would be no food growing out of the fields. Now everything is ruined their crops and family. What would happen next? I would recommend this book to a friend who likes to read diaries written by historic people like this one!

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Summary: a great book
Review: the book Out of the Dust was great! it was about a little girl who's mother dies because of a bad burn. It was during the great depression when dust storms came around. It also talks about what happens in her town. After her mother dies her dad acts weird. He starts digging a big hole in his backyard. She is also a great piano player but she can't play because of a bad burn accident. If you want to find what else happens read Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is a good book for anyone who likes history. It is about a little girl growing up during the Dust Bowl. She and her parents endure hardships and bad times. they face death, pain, and sorrow. As the little girl grows she learns how the dust is a part of her. I personally enjoyed this book. I recommend this book for anyone.

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Summary: Awesome book
Review: The Newbery Award Book Out of the Dust is an exicting and sad story. I liked how the author put this book in diary form. The girl in this story is scared about a terrible accident that happens in her life. She has alot of feelings she can't express. She is scared of herself. She thinks her dad doesn't care about anything anymore. This book talks about dust storms in the 1920's in Oklahoma. If you are looking for a real life story try reading this book.

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Summary: A good book !!!!
Review: I just finised Karen Hesse's book Out Of The Dust. It was a great story. I liked this book because it was very good and you found out how it was during the Oklahoma dust bowl. It was a very exciting book. Parts of it were very sad and others were suprising. I also liked the way it was written like a diary. If you are looking for a good book try Karen Hesse's Out Of The Dust.

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Summary: Jessica's Review
Review: The book Out Of The Dust by Karen Hesse is about a young girl name Billie Joe. The book is set in the time of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. After the death of her mother and baby brother, Billie and her father grow farther and farther apart. Billie finally gets up enough courage to run away. But then she misses her father and decides to return. When she returns a few things have changed.

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Summary: Samantha's Review
Review: I have read the book Out of The Dust. Out of The Dust is about a girl who is living in the Dust Bowl. She is about ready to give up because she throws hot kerosene on her mother is burned very badly. I like this book and I don't like some of the sad parts. I rate this book 9.

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Summary: Kaela's Review
Review: I recently read the book Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. A few things that I like about the book are the ways that the author rmakes the dustbowl come back to life. I like the way the book describes the hardships of life for the people of the dustbowl. Also the character Billie Jo is strong and brave and she never gives up, and I admire that. The rating that I would give this book is a 9.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: Out of the Dust is by Karen Hesse. This book is about a girl named Billy Jo and her family trying to live through the dust bowl. The wheat her father is trying to grow is getting burned and blown away. Her mother is trying to make it through with a baby on the way. Later in the story her mother dies giving birth to her little brother. She and her father can't really talk after that.Billy Jo tries to run away but finds she can't get away from the dust.