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Summary: A great read for children and adults who like to read. chi
Review: Good wholesome story of love and overcoming adversity. The spirit of the pioneers live in Billie Jo.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: When I started reading this book, I never thought I'd get through it. It didn't take long for me to get lost in the book, finding myself sniffling time and again! I thought Billie Jo was a strong character that we can all learn a lesson from.
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Summary: Okay, but not a must read.
Review: This book was very easy to read, but I found it difficult to get past the free verse style of writing. The story was very choppy with very little growth of the characters. The end is satisfying, though, and feels good.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: A great piece of work, easy reading, great to read in spare time
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Summary: Borrowing Hesse's style I review this fantastic story.
Review: This book, of tragedy And sorrow Has shown me Happiness comes in many Forms and sizes.The author Is Fantastic. The novel deserved A Newberry Award. This masterpiece of Literature Teaches valid lessons. No one is alone. No matter what happens Life goes on. This story has earned It's way Out of the Dust!
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Summary: Creative and emotional,Hesse scores big with Out Of the Dust
Review: Wow!!! I must say, I was completely BLOWN AWAY by Hesse's Newbery winning novel. It surely deserved the honor. At first glance, I thought the book would be boring and tiring to read, seeing as the whole story was written in free verse poetry. Was I EVER wrong!!! The unusual style made the book all the better. I found myself near crying throughout most of the book. The story was about Billie Jo, a girl right in the center of the Dust Bowl. Her awful misfortunes grip you and make this novel a can't-put-it-down kind of book. I was especially moved when...oh, wait, I can't tell you. You'll just have to read it for yourself.
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Summary: touching, it shows the hardship in their time
Review: this book takes you back were prices were sometimes unafortable for some. it shows a girl moving on to a new life with her father. i would recommened for anyone who is willing.
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Summary: Pure poetry.
Review: This literary work is unique in that it is both a novel and a collection of poems. Each poem may be read individually as a beautiful lyric piece, or the whole collection may be read together as a historically correct and haunting novel. As the reader journeys back to the Winter of 1934, he/she gains insight into the mind of a young girl, the tragedy of the Dust Bowl, and the magic of well-written verse. As the novel moves forward, Billie Jo learns about love and loss through her relationships with her mother, her father, her music, and the land. Her voice is as real as the Oklahoma dust. For young readers, the book provides a great introduction into the contemporary world of free verse. It also provides information about the Dust Bowl Era that might spark further research. The allusions to Roosevelt and the coping mechanisms of the farmer are especially interesting. You will be pleasantly surprised and amazed by this Newbery winner
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Summary: A well deserved Newberry award winner
Review: I loved this book! (Not only because it takes place where I live) It really captured the traumas of living in the Dust Bowl.
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Summary: What's all the hype?
Review: This is an ok book, but not deserving of all the stars it's getting. I like the style, but the story is thin, and the characters aren't very well developed. I never got attached to any of them. The author needed to provide more detail. It was just a story, nothing special.
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