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Monday, April 4, 2011

Out of the Dust

Title: Out of the Dust
Author: Karen Hesse
Genre: Historical Fiction, Novel in Verse

You would like this book if:
  • You like to read novels in verse.
  • You like to read about actual events in history.
  • You feel guilty about an accident that you once had.
You wouldn't like this book if:
  • You like to read prose (books with sentences and paragraphs).
  • You like to read about events that couldn't actually happen.
  • You like to read upbeat, positive books.
Summary:

 This novel in verse, meaning it is told through a series of short poems, tells the story of Billie Jo's life during the Dustbowl.  We all know that accidents happen, but Billie Jo's transformed her life and left scars that were both visible and invisible.  When would things begin to look up when even her kitchen table was covered in a layer of dust?  How could her life get better when she was both literally and figuratively stuck under the dust?

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