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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: I would reccomend this book to anyone that likes to read short poetry or diary entries. One of the things I liked about it was that it was written in the past, 1930's. I like to read about what happened in the past. Billie Jo was brave when she was out in the dust. She also held out during other hard times during the book. I admire her strength and the way she kept going through other hardships. And nomatter what happened, she wanted to stay in Oklahoma.
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Summary: Something so great
Review: The book Out of the Dust is amazing to me. I found something that I can relate a lot of my emotions to. It gave me a new love for poetry! It uses it so efficiently!
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Summary: THE BEST IN THE WORLD!
Review: This was the BEST book I've ever read. I think it's neat how she always has a title or her day and how she writes it like it school work, and not a diary. It sad that her mom dies and that she lives on her own with her dad. This book is so good, I've read it TWICE!
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Summary: Sad But True Story
Review: by Katrina L.Are you interested in sad stories? Or stories about kids surviving with horrible secrets? Well if you are, you are looking for the sad and true story of: Out Of The Dust? This is about a girl who dreams to become a famous pianist, but when a terrible tragedy happens she's about to give up. Surviving alone, with only a dad can be very hard, especially when they don't talk to each other. This book is a must read book, and I couldn't put it down! So if I were you, I'd be on my way to the library and looking for the magnificent book: Out of The Dust!
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Summary: simply beautiful
Review: Out of the Dust is beautiful because of its simplicity. It is my first experience reading a book written in free verse and I have to say that it was much more effective than I could have ever imagined it to be. I could have never guessed that so few words could move me in the way that Out of the Dust did. Karen Hesse leaves a lot of room for interpretation and for the individual reader to experience the words in their own way. I found the verse titled "Boxes" to be particularly moving - "In my closet are two boxes, the gatherings of my life, papers, school drawings, a broken hairpin, a dress from my baby days, my first lock of hair, a tiny basket woven from prairie grass, a doll with a china head, a pink ball, three dozen marbles, a fan from Baxter's Funeral Home, my baby teeth in a glass jar, a torn map of the work, two candy wrappers, a thousand things I haven't looked at in years. I kept promising to go through the boxes with Ma and get rid of what I didn't need, but I never got to it and now my hands hurt. And I haven't got the heart". This is one that I would definitely recommend to adults. It is deeply moving. Enjoy!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is one of Ms.Hesse's best books. This newberry book will touch your heart. In the book 14 year-old Billy-Jo must face the horrid truth about death and at the same time live through these dust storms. This book is the very greatest!
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Summary: Essentail Literature!
Review: Billie Jo; an Oklahoma resident during the 1930's. Her life was simple and quaint until a tragic accident occured when she lost her mother, and the use of her hands at the same time. Now scarred and unable to play the piano which she loves, she becomes the mother in the family with her father becoming more distant. Before the accident, Billie Jo would play the piano as Mag Dog; an neighborhood friend, sung his with beautiful voice. When she leaves the dust ridden fields and decides to head out on her own, she finds her self back to the dust. "...you can't forget about what has been in you all along!" I liked this book because it shows a young girl going through the depression hardships,surviving, and finding her way Out of the Dust!
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Summary: "Out of the Dust" comes Hope
Review: Though assigned to read this book for a Children's Literature class, once begun, I could not put it down. The free verse is a wonderful literary style for this compelling story of a child's need for her father's love and forgiveness--and of her forgiving herself. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!
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Summary: Revisiting the Dust Bowl
Review: I purchased this engaging story for my grand daughter. As I browsed it for readability, I was captured by the combination of being in the moment with the character and wonder for what was coming next. I was not disapointed! Before wrapping it for christmas I read it then and there cover to cover! I did not live throught the dust bowl myself (a California Girl)but this book includes important historical truthes yet it doesn't distract from the engaging story of the character. As depressing a time as it was, you feel a great triumph for this girls strength to not just endure but progress in her life. Hope and wisdom are her amazing tools. Do read this ASAP! Sincerely, JIF
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Summary: sarah's reveiw
Review: I thought this book was very good. It was written with alot of description. A few parts were confusing.
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