{"product_id":"out-of-the-dust","title":"Out Of The Dust","description":"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.\n\nOut of the Dust joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!\n\n\"Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . .\"\n\nA 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.\n\nTo 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.\n\nProduct Details\n• Format: Paperback\n• Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback\n• ISBN: 9780590371254\n• Page Count: 256\n• Trim Size: 5-1⁄4 x 7-5⁄8\n• Pub Date: January 1999\n• Fiction \/ Nonfiction: Fiction\n• Ages: 9 - 12\n• Grades: 4 - 7\n• Imprint: Scholastic Paperbacks\n• Subjects: Anger, Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles, Death, Grief, Loss, Determination and Perseverance, Farm and Ranch Life, Great Depression, Parents, Running Away, Sadness\n• Genre: Historical Fiction, Poetry, Songs, Verse, Young Adult\n• Language: English\n• Guided Reading Level: GR Level X\n• Return Restrictions: Strippable","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67657857237155,"sku":"9780590371254","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/8588\/4579\/files\/1ca2f08212e824d71820c847e2388456bf3eec342b7b7cb37b928a6c6c6069ac.jpg?v=1791737718","url":"https:\/\/www.bellhousebooks.com\/products\/out-of-the-dust","provider":"Bell House Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}