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

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Summary: out of the dust
Review: This was a book that i read in L.A. class and found it intristing. Its about a young girl named billie jo who overcomes the dust and over comes family problems that plague her everywhere she goes. I would give this a three because gives great historical facts and teaches the student about the tough times that the farmers went through during the dust bowl.

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Summary: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Review: I thought that Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse was OK. It had many sad parts that I disliked. For example, when Billie Jo's mother died. I would rate this book 5 out of 10 stars. I think that Karen Hesse overused details, too much information is not a good thing. Karen does put alot of work into this book and her ideas were great! I would just recamend taking out some of the unessicary details. Over all, I think the book was OK.

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Summary: Billie Jo and the Accident
Review: This book is about a girl named Billie Jo. This book takes place during the Great Depression. Billie Jo is a girl who is 13-14 years old. She is not really wanted in her family. Her dad always wanted a boy. She never seemed to be loved. Well her mom finds out she is going to have another baby. Both Billie Jo's mom,and dad want it to be a boy. They can't wait for the baby to be born,and they find out what kind it is. Billie Jo doesn't really care what kind of baby it is. Well one day Billie Jo's dad puts a bucket of kerosine. Her mom thinks it is a bucket of warm water to wash the dishes wiyh. So her mom pors the kerosine in the sink. Her mom gets burned,and runs outside to get her husband. The house catches on fire, and Billie Jo grabs the bucket with her bare hands. She throws the bucket out the front door. What she didn't know was her mom was coming up the porch. She had threw the bucket on her mom. T his book is the best ever. You will have all kinds of mixed feelings.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: I thought Out of the Dust wasn't really well written because I don't like free verse peotry. I thought that Karen Hess fully explained all about the dust bowl and included lots of details about Billie Jo's life. I also liked the fact that the author gave details about the Dust bowl and not just Billie Jo's life. On a scale of 1-10, I would give this book a 7 because it is well written with lots of details but it is in free verse poetry and is hard to read.

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Summary: Out of The Dust by Karen Hesse
Review: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is a novel about the life of a 14 year old girl living in the 1930's in the state of Oklahoma. This novel tells about the hardships many people faced during the Dust Bowl, but one thing that makes this book different is the way it was written. Not only was this book written from the perspective of a adolescent it was also written in a series of free verse poems. By writting in free verse poems Hesse captured the interest of many because it gave them a new way to comprehend a book.
Out of the Dust was a very good book, but can be a bit depressing at times. The protagonist Billie Jo seems to lighten things up agian with her piano playing. Billie Jo has a very distant relationship with her father after the death of her mother, but they seem to draw closer to eachother after they learn to forgive the mistakes that they had made.
I would give Out of the Dust 4 out of 5 stars because the book was overall very interesting and captured my interest with Karen Hesse's vivd imagery and percise use of words. I gave the novel only 4 stars because I would find that the book would repeat itself and at other times would seem to make no sense at all.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse was a very well written book. It kept me wondering throughout the entire story of Bilee jo's life and her family. I enjoyed reading her story in free verse. The author wrote in clear and understandable language. Karen Hesse also put thought and feelings into her work. There are so many emotions you will feel in this book. To me the sadest part of the book was when bilee jos mom died because she was burnt so badly and people think its Bilee Jo's fault. Another emotional part of the book was when the dust storms occured. Bilee Jo explained that many people that she knew in her town died or or got pneumonia. Although there are parts of the book that are sad the ending suprised me the most. It shocked me that Billee Jo's dad found someone new that he will spend the rest of his life with. On a rating of 1-10 I would rate this book a 9.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: The book Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse was a exciting book, I like it alot better than the Call of the Wildo. IF we wee to grade this book I would give it a 9 out of 10. I would give it a 9 out of 10 because I didnt find it boring. I liked this story and I like how it talks bout hte Dust storms and how you survive during a dust storm. ALso I like how the author wrote about how the Ma and Franklin died. I also like how the author explains Billie Jo's feelings towards the death of her mom and her brother.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: In Out of the Dust by: Karen Hesse I gave the book a ten out of a ten. The book was a great book. I liked it for one because it was a very easy read. Even though it was a poem I liked it because it did not rhyme. It was a good book to tell someone like me a lot about the history of America in the 1930's other than the Great Depression. I also liked the book because there were not many characters in it but the characters that were in it were characterized greatly. The story told in the book was awesome and personally I enjoyed the part when Billie Joe ran away and then came back because she realized that her dad was really the one holding the family together after the mother died. Over all the entire book was awesome and I really liked reading it, if they had a sequel to the book I would read that book to.

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Summary: Out of The Dust
Review: This is a pretty good book but I don't like how it is written in free verse poetry. What I did like about the book is it gave lots of detail. And it was a very easy book to read. The book also had lots of dialogue. The only thing is the book was very long but the pages didn't have a lot of words on them so it kind of evened out. My friend said awhile ago that this was a good book. The reason I read this book is because we were reading it in English class. But I probably would have read it anyway.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: I gave the book Out of the Dust four stars because I liked the book Out of the Dust because it was written in free verse poetry and it was easier to read and understand because it was a shorter book. I have read other books and it took me longer to read those books because I couldn't get into the books. This is one of those books that you don't want to put down because it keeps on getting better and better.