Out of the Dust
By Karen Hesse
(Scholastic, Paperback, 9780590371254, 227pp.)
Publication Date: January 1999
Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc (April 11, 2006), Paperback (June 2005), Large Print (November 2004), Audio Cassette (February 1, 2000), Prebound (January 1999), (January 1999), Audio Cassette (April 1998), Hardcover (October 1997)
Categories: Classics, Historical - United States - 20th Century
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A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.
To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.











