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This book was incredibly depressing. Written in verse, this story of a girl living during the Dust Bowl won the 1998 Newbery medal. There is so much loss and devastation in this book it was kind of hard to read. The fact that it was written in verse made it a little less dense I suppose. I guess it was well done because I really did feel a sense of empathy for the main character and all the losses she experienced. I think it may be a good way for kids to learn about the Dust Bowl years, but hard
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Billie Jo and her parents are struggling to survive. There is no money. The farm has had no rain. Worst of all, storms are blowing across the land, raining dust on everything.
And then, in the midst of all the suffering, comes tragedy: Billie Jo’s mother and tiny baby brother die in a horrible accident. A difficult life becomes impossible.
A grim, bleak novel, yes, but a novel that has stayed with me since I first read it ten years ago, a novel that is just as good the second time as it was the fi ...more
And then, in the midst of all the suffering, comes tragedy: Billie Jo’s mother and tiny baby brother die in a horrible accident. A difficult life becomes impossible.
A grim, bleak novel, yes, but a novel that has stayed with me since I first read it ten years ago, a novel that is just as good the second time as it was the fi ...more
Great story,very descriptive.
Nov 25, 2009
Erin (NY)
marked it as to-read
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Feb 22, 2013
Linda Martin
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it was amazing
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Feb 08, 2016
Dana Arbelaez
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Tanya
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Teale
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Kathy Jo
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