Out of the dust is a very popular book which is written by karen hesse, This is an novel which was first published back in 1997 and it is a story that tells about a story of a 14 year old character called Billy Joel Kelby who lives in a farm in a place of Oklahoma during the period of dust bowl so this novel has won several medals including the medal of Newberry Medal in 1998 because of its amazing story.
So this is a novel which is told in the form of a poems which allows the character to capture the beauty of the dust bowl landscape and also express the feelings of the author as well so the poems are also very evocative and they help create a powerful and moving portrait of a young girl who is struggling to survive in difficult circumstances in the place so it is a
very amazing novel because Billy Joe is a strong and amazing character and she is finding a way to overcome the challenges that she is facing and experiences that she is having in the condition so overall it is a very powerful and moving novel which will give you a good idea like a glimpse into the Times that American people have been through In their history.
So before reading the book it is very important to understand the basic things like dust bowl was a period of extreme drought and the storms which took place in America during the period of 1930s and it caused a lot of devastation and
millions of people have left their home due to such drought and dust storm in America and that caused a lot of challenge and problems for people during that. And because of that even the character had
faced a lot of loss including the death of her mother in fire and his brother being killed in a car accident and father being emotionally distant apart from that despite all the hardships that
the character has faced she is a resilient character which means that she is fighting with all the challenges that she is facing in her life and the author beautifully explains it in the book in form of poems.
So overall out of the dust is a powerful and moving novel that gives you a hint And a glimpse into the history of the America where there was a lot of drought and a lot of devastation and destruction so overall it is the story of loss, resilience grief and story of hope in the form of beautiful poems and amazing character.
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