{{infobox Book | | name = Out of the Dust | title_orig = | translator = | image = | image_caption = First edition cover | author = Karen Hesse | illustrator = Daniel Mullins | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Historical Fiction | publisher = Scholastic Press | media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback) | pages = 227 pp (first edition, hardback) | isbn = ISBN 0-590-36080-9 (first edition, hardback) | congress= PZ7.H4364 Ou 1997 | oclc= 36123638 | preceded_by = | followed_by =
Set in Oklahoma during the years 1934-1935, this book tells the story of a family of farmers during the Dust Bowl years. The book follows main character Billie Jo's life and struggles. She and her Dad struggle as farmers and try to make do. Billie Joe is a great piano player. Tragedy strikes when the piano destroyed by a dust storm and Billie Jo suffers a disfiguring accident that prevents her from playing. The structure of the novel is unusual in that the plot is advanced entirely through a series of free verse poems.
- 1998 Newbery Medal
- Scott O'Dell Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book
- ALA "Best book"
- School Library Journal "best book of the year"
- Booklist "Editors' Choice" award
- Book Links "Lasting Connection"
- Publishers Weekly "best book of the year"
- New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing"
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| Preceded by The View from Saturday |
Newbery Medal recipient 1998 |
Succeeded by Holes |
[[Category:Children's historical novel
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—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 2:23.
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—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 2:23.
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And gather dust and chaff, and call
To what I feel is Lord of all,
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