Out of the Dust
- ISBN-10
- 0545517125
- ISBN-13
- 9780545517126
- Series
- Out of the Dust
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-09-01
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Author
- Karen Hesse
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.
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