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Author: Karen Hesse
Number of Pages: 227 pages
Published Date: 01 Jan 1999
Publisher: Scholastic US
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780590371254
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This gripping story, written in sparse first-person, free-verse poems, is the compelling tale of Billie Jo's struggle to survive during the dust bowl years of the Depression. With stoic courage, she learns to cope with the loss of her mother and her grieving father's slow deterioration. There is hope at the end when Billie Jo's badly burned hands are healed, and she is able to play her beloved piano again. The 1998 Newbery Medal winner.