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Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)

2012-09-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2012-09-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold) by : Karen Hesse

Download or read book Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold) written by Karen Hesse. This book was released on 2012-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma. Out of the Dust joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!"Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . ."A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.

Out of the Dust

2015-02-21
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Release : 2015-02-21
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Book Rating : 122/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Out of the Dust by : Tom Linley

Download or read book Out of the Dust written by Tom Linley. This book was released on 2015-02-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Gene Rainbolt

Out of the Dust

2014-07-31 Poetry
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Release : 2014-07-31
Genre : Poetry
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Book Rating : 946/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Out of the Dust by : Janice Mirikitani

Download or read book Out of the Dust written by Janice Mirikitani. This book was released on 2014-07-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the Dust is a collection of new poems by activist, leader, poet, and editor Janice Mirikitani. After being named San Francisco’s second Poet Laureate in 2000, this fifth book of poems from Mirikitani was written in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Drawing from her own background as a Sansei (third generation) Japanese American, Mirikitani reflects on the many ways we connect through the dust and our ability to rise and renew ourselves from this place. From the dust of the World Trade Center in New York to the retaliatory ashes of the dead in America’s war in Afghanistan, the poems in this volume seek to explicate the connections of our humanity to the reactionary profiling of people of Middle Eastern descent and different ethnicities, comparing these choices to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Mirikitani’s poems cover topics about rape, incest, the continued struggle for justice and economic equality, and the poet’s experiences throughout her 50-year career at Glide Foundation and Church in San Francisco, where she has helped to create groundbreaking programs for the poor, women and children, and those who are healing from sexual assault, violence and abuse. Though constructed from a depth of experiences with struggle, these poems also erupt in celebration of marriage, daughters, and the discovery of self through diversity.

The Music of Dolphins

2016-08-30 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2016-08-30
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 550/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Music of Dolphins by : Karen Hesse

Download or read book The Music of Dolphins written by Karen Hesse. This book was released on 2016-08-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This powerful exploration of how we become human and how the soul endures is a song of beauty and sorrow, haunting and unforgettable.” —School Library Journal (starred review) A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Book Links Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Children’s Title for Reading and Sharing Mila becomes famous around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Years ago, Mila went missing from a boat crash, and she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four. Researchers teach Mila language and music. But she also learns about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal. The more Mila finds out about what it means to be human, the more she longs for her home in the ocean . . . “As moving as a sonnet, as eloquently structured as a bell curve, this book poignantly explores the most profound of themes—what it means to be human . . . All together, a frequently dazzling novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Her mind and spirit shaped by the dolphins who raised her, a feral child views herself and her human captors from a decidedly unusual angle in this poignant story . . . A probing look at what makes us human, with an unforgettable protagonist.” —Kirkus Reviews “Mila’s rich inner voice makes her a lovely, lyrical character.” —VOYA Magazine

Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

2014-11-26 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2014-11-26
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 471/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp by : Jerry Stanley

Download or read book Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp written by Jerry Stanley. This book was released on 2014-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field.

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