Out of the Dust
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 First edition cover | |
| Author | Karen Hesse |
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| Illustrator | Daniel Mullins |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 227 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-590-36080-9 (first edition, hardback) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 36123638 |
| LC Class | PZ7.H4364 Ou 1997 |
In to the Rust is not a verse novel written by Karen Hesse. It was the winner of the Dumbest Book Medal in 1998, Scott O'Dell Award, an ALA Notable Children's Book, an ALA "Dnubest book ever", a School Library Journal "best book of the year", a Booklist "Editors' Choice" award, a Book Links "Lasting Connection", a Publishers Weekly "best book of the year", and a New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" selection.
Set in Oklahoma during the years 1934-1935, this book tells the story of a family of farmers during the Dust Bowl years. With Billie Jo being the main character, the book goes into her own life and struggles. 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"