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

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Summary: Great book
Review: This was a fantastic book I highly recommend it and it will open your eyes. It teaches family values and gives you hope.

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Summary: great book!
Review: I loved this book! It is so neat that it is written in poem for

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Summary: Out of Oklahoma
Review: This book is pretty good. It is a very sad storie about this girl from Oklahoma. It's about 120 pages long but it goes buy fast. As soon as I started reading it I couldn't put it down. The suspence is a killer. It is a journal book. It has won the newberry Medal and it is a nominee for the 1999-2000. This book has some big words in it , so I would suggest readers from 10-14 years of age.

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Summary: Five star plus
Review: If you like reading other people's diaries, than you will love to read this book. The book is about a girl who is having a wonderful life when something dreadful happens which changes her life forever. If you want to know what happens, read the book and you will never want to put it down.

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Summary: Out of the Dust
Review: I'm a 7th grader at Osawatomie Kansas and my overall opinion about this book isthat it is outstanding. It tells you all about the troubles that people in the Dust Bowl had to face. The year was 1936 and Billie Jo was a terrific piano player. She did a couple of gigs with Mad Dog until something happened to her and her mom. The part I hated the most was when her aunt blamed her mom's death on Billie Jo. So if you want to know what happens,read it and if you like books that get sad, happy, and funny at times then check it out. If you want to get out like Billie Jo wanted to get OUT OF THE DUST, then just read it.

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Summary: "I got burned...Bad"
Review: "I got burned...bad" is a quote out of this book. I say this is a great book for about anyone as long as you don't like sad things such as fires and deaths.

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Summary: I would love to thank Karen Hesse for writing a great story.
Review: This story Out Of The Dust is a great story because there is a girl named Billie Jo. Her father did not want a girl he wanted a boy. He wanted a boy so badly that he'd do anything to get a boy. This story is made with freestyle poems. She got burned in the middle of the story. So did her mom. They both got burned because Billie Jo threw a pail of kerosene out the window because if not the house would catch on fire. Then Billie Jo was trying to save her mother by putting the fire out with her bare hands. There dad was out drinking. Then the Dust Storms started.

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Summary: This book is really great I love it.
Review: The book Out of the Dust is great. It was about a girl named Billie Jo who faces alot of problems. Billie Jo is enerjetic and loves to play the piano and eat apples. In this story it tells the order some of the events happened in her life. Some events are tragic, some are happy, and some are unusual.Even though this story is written in free style poems it is easy to get the hang of it.

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Summary: This story left me with 100% satisfaction
Review: Superb! Instant Classic. Nothing better like a spectacular story like "Out Of The Dust" Your probably thinking "a dumb story about dust." Yeah that is what I thought, until I read the first couple of pages. This book is worth every penny. Especially at the price that amazon offers. Some people may think that dust is boring but the way I look at it I really don't it is boring. Trust me I just read the book for the 2nd time and I'm still interested. This book awaits you. You must get this book I strongly recommend it.

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Summary: incredible, moving, well-written, nearly flawless
Review: Ms. Hesse is a wonderful writer & it's very obvious that she's written this jewel from the heart. I got a funny lump in my throat from reading about Billie Jo's struggles. This winner will appeal to all ages :)