Out of the Dust

Obstacles, we all have faced them and we all have overcome. In both of the realistic fiction books, The Outsiders and Out of the Dust ,written by S.E. Hinton and Karen Hesse there are characters who go through mourning for family members. Ponyboy Curtis lives with his brother Darry, in oklahoma and is caught between a gang war in the late 1960’s. Billie Jo from Out of the Dust is a young girl who has found herself in the middle of the dust bowl with her family who owns a farm in the panhandle of Oklahoma in the 1930’s and her father tries to grow wheat but is unsuccessful due to the animals and the weather. Billie Jo’s father owns a farm and wanted a boy hence the name Billie Jo and that she looks very similar to her father, her mother also lives on the farm and is pregnant with her little brother Franklin. One day there was a horrible accident that injured both Billie Jo and her pregnant mother. Ponyboy Curtis is a teenager from Oklahoma whose parents died when he was a young age. Pony Boy lives wmentally brother who isn't really able to but does anyway. In both of the books one of the protagonists had to face the barrier of a close one's death. In peice of…

the time I was trying to get out of the dust, the fact is, what I am, I am because of the dust. And what I am is good enough. Even for me.” (Hesse p.g. 132) The Book Out of The Dust was written by Karen Hesse and is a Historical Fiction novel about a young girl named Billie Jo going through life in the dust bowl. As in accelerated reader, it is worth three points and the grade level is 5.0, there are 277 pages in the novel. The book is about a young girl named Billie Jo Kelby, the main…

Out of the Dust is focused around the life of Billie Jo, who lives in Joyce City, Oklahoma during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. During this time, a severe drought and dust storms ravage across the great plains, making life difficult for many Americans. Billy starts by describing her family’s awaiting for the arrival of a new member, her passion for playing the piano, and her idols, Mad Dog and Arley Wanderdale, whom support her when she performs. Meanwhile, dust is a regular occurrence…

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is a historical fiction book about a little girl named Billie Joe that lives during the Dirty Thirties or the Dust Bowl as many people call it. A historical fiction book is defined as a made-up story that is set in the past, but takes place during an actual even that has happened. Historical fiction has many benefits for children such as teaching historical events, allows children to develop and makes d understanding about the past and how to learn from things that…

In “Out of the Dust” by Karen Hesse, Billie Jo’s family experiences many hardships throughout the book. Billie Jo’s father loses his beloved wife. Billie Jo loses her best friend when she moves to California to get away from the dust. Even through the loss and hardships these characters remain brave ready for the next trial. Through the roughest times during the Dust Bowl there was still a sense of hope that good times would eventually come. One of the first catastrophic events that happened was…

Have you ever been trapped? Did you realize that you can’t escape what is inescapable?That inescapable thing is called hpe.Out of the Dust teaches us many lessons,but holding on to hope is the main lesson.And that holding onto hope will get you through many of life’s challenges. Lets begin with hope.The four letter word when were not certain this or that will happen.Hope.Every human needs a little hope.We can’t have too much hope just because of the disappointment.But, that little bit of hope…

Roper 2nd period March 8 2017 Out of the dust By Karen Hesse In the book out of the dust billie jo struggling to find relief after the death of her mother.She feels abandoned, worthless after the situation. She shows these emotions on page 205, she was very unsure and confused about her feelings with her dad.Billie jo showed imagery in this way because everytime she looks at her dad she is reminded of “The accident “. Billie jo is very depressed many of the items in her house make…

Hey there reader! The book that I am reading is titled Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. This is a historical fiction book. I am going to tell you some important events that had happened so far. Key parts to remember that Bille Jo is a fourteen year old girl living is Oklahoma, year 1934-35 during the Great Depression, so she is very poor. The first large event in the book so far is the largest dust storm. The storm contains speeding winds and the soil there is dry, so it blows around sand and…

Out of the dust is a good book to read because it shows how people can change over time and you even can get through the hardest times.Out of the Dust is about a little girl named Billie Jo.She lives during the great depression where food, money, and water is very scarce. She lives with her mom and dad in a little house with a small farm.Her mom teaches how to the piano and Billie Jo wishes to be famous in playing it.The one day a very unfortunate event happens which cause her pregnant mother to…

In the book “Out Of The Dust”, the characters faced a lot of loss and grief. They went through very many different hardships. Some hardships were extremely serious and others were minor. Billy Jo and her family are very strong for going through some of these things. I’m going to tell you how they overcame these hardships and what the hardships were. First off, Billy Jo and her family are stuck in the Panhandle of Oklahoma. Most of the people around Billy Jo and her parents died from dust…