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Summary: A wonderful book of courage and feelings!
Review: When I first started reading this book I did not like it. I never thought about how the dustbowl affected peoples lives so much. It really is a touching book. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys historic books with flavor.
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Summary: Simply amazing.
Review: This book is Karen Hesse at her absolute finest. It tells the story of 14-year old Billie Jo, And is set in the Oklahoma "dust bowl" during the great depression. Although it is overall a wonderful book, I expected a lot more from the ending...
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Summary: An intresting, sorrowful story .
Review: This story of a little girl in Oklahoma's " Dust Bowl" era while also stock market's crashing, she goes thru tragdey, happiness, death, and much more. This story is wonderfly told.
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Summary: A great novel.
Review: "As sumer came ripe so did I, born on the kitchin floor, Ma crouched, barefoot,bare bottom, over the swept boards, because that is were Daddy said it'd be best, I came to fast for the doctor, bawing as soon as daddy wipted hishand arond my mouth, To her ma tell it, I hollored my self red the day I was born, Red is the color I hve staded ever since, Daddy namd me Billie Jo, He wanted a boy, This is an incredible story about a young girl named Billie Jo. She is just the best character for tis book. It took place in the mid-1930's. Billie Jo and her family live in the panhandle of Oklahoma. Billie Jo loves to play the piano. She has been invited to play at the birthday ball for President Franklin Roosevelt. Of course the President does not really come. It is just a big pleasure to play there. The money is scarce and the crops are bad. This is very hard for the family because there is dust everywhere. There was an accident that made it harder. One day Billie Jo's dad put a bucket of carosin on the stove. ma thought it was a bucket of water. ma pour the water [so she thought] into the coffee maker. The coffee maker soon cought on fire. Ma ran out to get billie Jo's farher . when Billie Jo first saw it she picked it up and throw it outside as her mom was comming in the the coffie maker caught her on fire. Karen Hesse is a great author she likes to write in a poem sort of way. Some times she makes me laught but mainly makes me crshe really put an image in my mind. She is a great author . I highly recommend her. I really enjoyed this book. It really made me feel the pain that Billie Jo felt. Will ma die? Will Billie Jo play at the Birthday ball? To find out you must read the book.
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Summary: A quite adventure
Review: "As wheat came ripe so did I. Born on the kitchen floor Ma croched. Bare foot, bare bottemed over the swept boards because that is where daddy said it would be best.I came to fast for the docter bawling as soon as Daddy wiped his hand around in in my mouth. To hear Ma tell it. I hollard my self red the day I was born. Red is the color I've been ever since. Daddy named me Billie-Joe. He wanted a boy." Billie-Joe born in the panhandle of Oaklahoma in the 1930's was in the quite adventure titled "Out of the Dust." Poor Billie-Joe! Her father was hoping for a boy but when "long-legged" Billie-Joe popped out you know he was dissapointed. Billie-Joe was a piano loving tomboy. She had spirit and courage. Maybe to much.
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Summary: sad but extraordinary
Review: This is a fabulous book about living during the depression.Even though it made me want to cry at times it was still so moving. This book may not appeal to young children but for me it was one of the best ever.I loved how Karen Hesse brought Billie Jo to life and how she made you realize how tough life was at one time.(tougher than the life we live in a least) This is by far Karen Hesse's best book and I can undeerstand why this was the Newberry Winner!!!
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Summary: Hesse Hits the Heart
Review: This book sat on the floor next to my bed for several weeks before I picked it up to read. As a fifty-four year old man, I didn't think it would "speak" to me. I began to read it at 5:30 one morning. Not only could I not put it down, but after only a few minutes, I was consciously willing myself to slow down and savor every extraordinary moment. Hesse writes with a spare beauty that pierces the heart. As a sixth grade teacher in an overseas school, I can't wait to share this book with students. Indeed, I gave away my copy a few days after I read it and had to immediately buy another.
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Summary: A treasure
Review: If you first look at the book you think "Great, another book of long, boring poetry." But as the story unwinds, you find that it is more, oh, so much more! This heart warming book of a girl during the Great Dust Bowl is absolutely...well...magnificent!
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Summary: This book was superb.
Review: This book was very touching because Billie Jo was telling about the struggles of her life. Karen Hesse put more details in this book than many books I have previously read.It was so detailed it was easy to imagine how one lived during dust storms. When I first read the book, it was easy to fall into the character. The book felt like you were in the same shoes as Billie Jo. By Mrs. Hayward's Fifth Grade class.
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Summary: This is a delightful read, the images are so true
Review: The poetic overlay on such dire living conditions makes this a compelling combination. This is a wonderful book for young adults to see how others cope with intolerable situations. I really enjoyed this book and plan to put it on my list to give to my young teen friends.
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