Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5.1
Lexile Measure®: Not Available
DRA: 60
Guided Reading: X
Genre
- Verse Novel
- Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Death, Grief, Loss
- American History
- Communities and Ways of Life
- Homelessness and Poverty
- Determination and Perseverance
- Extended Families
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About This Book
A poem cycle that reads as a novel, Out of the Dust tells the story of a girl named Billie Jo, who struggles to help her family survive the dust-bowl years of the Depression. Fighting against the elements on her Oklahoma farm, Billie Jo takes on even more responsibilities when her mother dies in a tragic accident. A testament to the American spirit, this novel is an instant classic.
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