num_pages: 240
description: Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma. "Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . ."A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.
language: English
title: Out Of The Dust
titlecomplete: Out Of The Dust
characters: Billie Jo
genres: Classics, Historical, Childrens, Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 75499
places: Oklahoma, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Scott O'Dell Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Scholastic Press