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Told in free verse in the spare and haunting voice of 14-year-old Billie Jo Kelby, Out of the Dust is a journey into the heart of a family caught in the Oklahoma dustbowl. it is the story of Ma, who sees her idea of herself burn away with every parched day, until she herself is consumed by fire. It is the story of Bayard, her husband, who cannot come to terms with his failure to produce, to provide. But most of all, it is the story of Billie Jo, who must find a way to get out of the dust, even if it means leaving behind everything she has ever loved. |
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1998 Newbery Honor Books:
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