“And I know now that all the time I was trying to get out of the dust, the fact is, what I am, I am because of the dust. And what I am is good enough. Even for me.” (Hesse p.g. 132)
The Book Out of The Dust was written by Karen Hesse and is a Historical Fiction novel about a young girl named Billie Jo going through life in the dust bowl. As in accelerated reader, it is worth three points and the grade level is 5.0, there are 277 pages in the novel. The book is about a young girl named Billie Jo Kelby, the main character, who describes her life in the dust bowl from winter 1934 through fall 1935. The book is also spoken in the first person from Billy's point of view if you do decide to pick up the book Hesse briefly explains the harsh environments of the dust bowl (from Billie Jo’s point of view). When Karen Hesse wrote this story …show more content…
Billie Jo tells us that she loves to play the piano and has an amazing taste for apples. Her dad, Bayard Kelby, is a farmer and was expecting a boy but instead got a girl. Ma also taught Billie to play the piano. Billie Jo’s music manager at her school is Arley Wanderdale who wants her to play in his band. When Billie Jo persuade her mom, she said yes because they desperately needed the money. In July her mom accidentally mistakes a bucket of kerosene for water, and starts a fire, when Polly went running for Bayard, Billie Jo quickly throws the kerosene out the door splashing it on her mom. Billie Jo is badly injured while trying to put out the flames. Soon after Billie’s mom is severely burnt she dies no longer less than a month. While the dad tries to solve his problems by drinking and digging a pond for Ma, Billie Jo goes on her own journey to the west. Throughout her traveling, she learns that family is the most important thing and goes back home. Mostly throughout the story, we see the piano recur, apples, and her
The Book Out of The Dust was written by Karen Hesse and is a Historical Fiction novel about a young girl named Billie Jo going through life in the dust bowl. As in accelerated reader, it is worth three points and the grade level is 5.0, there are 277 pages in the novel. The book is about a young girl named Billie Jo Kelby, the main character, who describes her life in the dust bowl from winter 1934 through fall 1935. The book is also spoken in the first person from Billy's point of view if you do decide to pick up the book Hesse briefly explains the harsh environments of the dust bowl (from Billie Jo’s point of view). When Karen Hesse wrote this story …show more content…
Billie Jo tells us that she loves to play the piano and has an amazing taste for apples. Her dad, Bayard Kelby, is a farmer and was expecting a boy but instead got a girl. Ma also taught Billie to play the piano. Billie Jo’s music manager at her school is Arley Wanderdale who wants her to play in his band. When Billie Jo persuade her mom, she said yes because they desperately needed the money. In July her mom accidentally mistakes a bucket of kerosene for water, and starts a fire, when Polly went running for Bayard, Billie Jo quickly throws the kerosene out the door splashing it on her mom. Billie Jo is badly injured while trying to put out the flames. Soon after Billie’s mom is severely burnt she dies no longer less than a month. While the dad tries to solve his problems by drinking and digging a pond for Ma, Billie Jo goes on her own journey to the west. Throughout her traveling, she learns that family is the most important thing and goes back home. Mostly throughout the story, we see the piano recur, apples, and her