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

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Summary: My favorite book ever!
Review: This has to be my favorite book of all time. Karen Heese is such an extraordinary writer, and the way the book is written in verse makes it so profound and enthralling. Her descriptions are incredibly. I've read it 3 times, and each time I'm sad to see it end. I loved this book, and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: This book really relates to our lives!!
Review: Out of the Dust is a great and wonderful story. The characters in this book make this book a realistic novel of a teenagers life. My best friend and I are doing a report together on any book we choose. Out of the Dust was our first pick. Billie Jo is a teenager but not at all an average one!! She has to live through years and years of cruel dust, without a mother, and Neglected by her father. I liked poetic form.

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Summary: I think it is sad when Billie Jo's mother dies.
Review: I think it is a good book for teenagers because it is a different way of doing things :Like Billie Jo has to do chores most teenagers don't do anything at all so,that's why I think it is a good book.

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Summary: This book was wonderful.
Review: The theme of this book made it a great reading choice. I learned that survival is tuff but you can survive it. It's important to forgive people. Forgiveness and survival go together in such a way that it's unexplainable for me. I hope I read more books like this in the near future.

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Summary: An emotional book, great for young adults
Review: Out of the Dust(fiction) is a self narrorated book by Billie Jo Kelby, a teenage girl in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl. The story has many unpredictable and suspensful events. For example, one day when Ma is cooking by the stove, Pa comes in and sets a pot of kerosene on the counter next to Ma, who proceeded to catch fire to the whole kitchen! Ma then went outside to yell for Pa and Billie Jo attempted to get rid of the flaming pot of kerosene and on accidently hurts ma. Good Book!!

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Summary: An Enjoyable Book!
Review: In OUT OF THE DUST, I liked how Karren Hesse was so precise about every moment so the people in the world that read this book would not be wondering what was going on. Her descriptions were very clear and I understood them well. I would recommend this book to any reader who enjoys a good book at any time. It is worth your time to read at a great price.

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Summary: A heart-warming story, very descriptive.
Review: Out of the Dust is a good book for all ages, espacially teens. It's a great story about a girl named Billie Jo. Billie Jo is a tomboy. She loves to play the piano until a accident happens, to her and her mother,and she is unable to play piano. We'll let you find out what that accident is when you read the book. Billie Jo has a hard time communicating with her father which leads to bigger problems. If you want to find out more, read the book.

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Summary: A book for any age
Review: In OUT OF THE DUST, I liked how Karren Hesse described the way Billie Jo was born, the Accident, and the atmospere of The Dust Bowl. The descriptions made you feel like you were in the book and you were Billie Jo. The story made want to keep reading no matter what! My class read the book in school and I recomend the book for all ages.

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Summary: One of the greatest books ever!!
Review: Have you ever heard of the Oklahoma Dust Bowl? It was one of the harshest events in history. This book explains how a little girl suvives through the Dust Bowl. Out of the Dust isn't written like regular books. It is written in free verse poetry. At one part in the book, the writing is representing the main character, Billie Jo, playing the piano. This is what we liked because you can see whats going on by how the words are positioned on the page. We recommend this book to readers of all ages because, it is very interesting throughout the story. It has parts in it that can relate to people of all ages. This book will make you have an appreciation for everyone who lived in the Dust Bowl.

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Summary: The terrible times in Oklahoma.
Review: This book was very interesting. It tells the story of a girl who is strong enough to live through the terrible Dust Bowl. It is written in poetry form which makes it more readable in a short time. If you don't like to read, this book is perfect for you. It is a book that hooks you early on, and it's one you can't put down. Also shows the history and the struggle those people went through.