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.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.
凱倫·海塞(Karen Hesse)創(chuàng)作的歷史作品《風(fēng)兒不要來》(Out of Dust, 1997),該書獲1998年紐伯里金獎。小說中14歲的主人公貝莉·舟生活在一個天時、地利、人和均不具備的環(huán)境中。當(dāng)時是美國經(jīng)濟大蕭條時期,其生活環(huán)境是風(fēng)沙猖獗的農(nóng)場;她父親生病,母親和弟弟喪生在大火中,她自己的手也被燒傷,無法再彈她心愛的鋼琴……。但是,惡劣的環(huán)境鍛煉了貝莉·舟,她學(xué)會了在困境中生存。