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Title: Out of the Dust Review
Review: "On Sunday, winds came, bringing a red dust like prairie fire, hot peppery, searing the inside of my nose, the whites of my eyes. Roaring dust, Turning the day from sunlight to midnight." (Hesse, 46) Billie Jo, a thirteen-year-old girl, had to face this horror day after day. Out of the Dust is a compelling tale of Billie Jo's hardship of living in the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. Every time a dust storm hits, her family is in danger of losing their farm. After the stove fire crisis, which leaves her mother and Billie Jo terribly burned, eventually kills her mother as well as her newborn baby brother. When the tragedy strikes, Billie Jo's love grows stronger for her father, and for the piano. This is a very interesting and compelling story of this young girls courage, and I enjoyed it very much. I recommend this novel to eight years olds or older. I think once you have read this book, you will be captured by the courage and strife that comes with the dust storms. EW
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