Book
Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
- Published
- 1998
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Everest Publishing
- Pages
- 227
- Words
- 19756
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25346.Out_of_the_Dust?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.3
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile code
- NP — non-prose
- Guided reading level
- X
- Suggested reading age
- ages 11–13
Written in free verse, this award-winning story is set in the heart of the Great Depression. It chronicles Oklahoma's staggering dust storms, and the environmental--and emotional--turmoil they leave in their path. An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength.
Collections
Newbery Award
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9788424159283
- ISBN-10
- 8424159284
Tags
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