Out of the Dust
Karen Hesse
A girl named Billie Jo and her family live during the "Dust Bowl", they live on a farm. They haven't got rain in a very long time, but her dad still has hope. It finally rained but it was too much, a lot in fact. Their crops won't grow and their worried!
DUST
Billie Jo's family is having trouble with the farm. There's so much dust they don't know what to do. Their crops are dying and they have no money.
Billie Jo
There's a girl named Billie Jo, who plays the piano. Her family lives during the "Dust Bowl". They don't get much water.
Out Of The Dust
characters; Billie Jo, her mom, her dad, paleontologist, Mr. hardley, Arley wanderdale, and president Roosevelt
settings; her home, outside, the store, and their farm
summary- Billie Jo wants to play the piano, but her mother thinks it's not very important. It's better she goes to school. So she sets the piano aside, during free time that's what she does plays the piano. Then a horrible fire happens and the piano was buried under a massive pile of dust. She went to check on it when she found it covered in dust. She tried to play it, and all that happened was a squeaky noise. She slammed her hands on the piano and fell to a million pieces.