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Direct linkSimon, Lisa – Multicultural Education, 2008
The children's novel "Out of the Dust" (Hesse, 1997) is an evocative portrayal of the drought and dust storms that devastated Midwestern farms in the 1930s. Through the voice of her 13-year-old narrator, Karen Hesse intertwines history and free verse poetry to create what many readers find to be a moving depiction of the Oklahoma…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Novels, Poetry, Reading Materials
