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Other titles in the Apple Signature Edition series:Out of the Dustby Karen Hesse
AwardsWinner of the 1998 Newbery Medal
Winner of the 1998 Scott O'Dell award Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When Billie Jo is just fourteen she must endure heart-wrenching ordeals that no child should have to face. The quiet strength she displays while dealing with unspeakable loss is as surprising as it is inspiring.
Written in free verse, this award-winning story is set in the heart of the Great Depression. It chronicles Oklahoma's staggering dust storms, and the environmental — and emotional — turmoil they leave in their path. An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength. Review:"This intimate novel...poetically conveys the heat, dust and wind of Oklahoma....Readers may find their own feelings swaying in beat with the heroine's shifting moods as she approaches her coming-of-age and a state of self-acceptance." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Review:"Hesse presents a hale and determined heroine who confronts unrelenting misery and begins to transcend it. The poem/novel ends with only a trace of hope; there are no pat endings, but a glimpse of beauty wrought from brutal reality." Kirkus Reviews Review:"Hesse's ever-growing skill as a writer willing to take chances with her form shines through superbly in her ability to take historical facts and weave them into the fictional story of a character young people will readily embrace." School Library Journal Review:"[E]vocative....This novel celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit....A thoughtful and provocative book for classrooms and libraries." Sarah K. Herz, VOYA Review:"The always-inventive author of A Time of Angels has done it again....In this testament to the strength of one girl's will, Hesse takes a poetic turn at telling the story of the Oklahoma dust bowl during the Great Depression." Alexandria LaFaye, Children's Literature Review:"[T]old by as memorable a heroine as you will meet in YA literature, Out of the Dust will wrench your gut....[A] distinguished novel, richly meriting as wide a readership as possible among teens, among adults. It is very good." Ted Hipple, The ALAN Review Synopsis:A poem cycle that reads as a novel, this Newbery Medal winner tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dust bowl years of the Depression. About the AuthorKaren Hesse grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a B.A. from the University of Maryland. She loves writing for young readers and began her writing for young readers and began her writing life as a young poet. Out of the Dust is a return to her poetic roots. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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