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1. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse A book talk by Mrs. Minaudo
2. “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. .. To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm. 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 heart.” --Back cover notes
3. Crop Failures, Oklahoma 1934 “We haven’t had a good crop in three years, not since the bounty of ‘31, and we’re all whittled down to the bone these days…” Billie Jo, living on the plains of Oklahoma in February of 1934 is talking about her difficult life on the plains. She is 14 and her family is poor and barely making it through each day.
4. Dust Bowl Homes and Schools 1930-1935 “While we sat taking our six-weeks test, the wind rose and the sand blew right through the cracks in the schoolhouse wall, right through the gaps around the window glass, and by the time the tests were done, each and every one of us was coughing pretty good and we all needed a bath. I hope we get bonus points for testing in a dust storm.” (Hesse , 37)
5. Government Nurses Distributing Food 1934 “No one’s going hungry at school today. The government sent canned meat, rice, potatoes…Real lunch and then stomachs full and feeling fine for classes in the afternoon “ (Hesse,117)
6. Abandoned Farms 1934 “Plant some other things, then.” Ma says. “Try cotton, sorghum. If we plant the fields in different crops, maybe some will do better, better than wheat.” Daddy says, “No. It has to be wheat. I’ve grown it before. I’ll grow it again.” (Hesse, 40)
7. Citations Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. (1997) New York: Scholastic INC. The drought conditions that began in the 1920s. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Discovery Education. (2005).Efforts by Red Cross workers to feed children. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/Discovery Education. (2005). Discovery Education. (2005).Drought refugees from Abilene, Texas. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Discovery Education. (2010).Farm abandoned during Great Depression (1) [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Discovery Education. (2010).Carrot pullers at work [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Discovery Education. (2005).Oklahoma drought refugees in the Imperial Valley. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/