Billie Jo, a 14-year-old girl caught in the Oklahoma dust storms of the 1930s, reveals the grim realities of a life lived in that time and place. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse has earned a Newbery Medal plus multiple other awards. Set in the form of a free-verse journal, this is a gripping story of maturation and rede Sonlight resource: https://www.sonlight.com/products/out-of-the-dust