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Synopsis This series of piercing, intense poems tell the story of Billie Jo, a 15-year-old girl growing up in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. The free-verse poems span one year in Billie Jo's life, from the winter of 1934 to the winter of 1935, and deal, primarily, with Billie Jo's grief and feelings of guilt over the accidental death of her mother. Winner of the 1998 Newbery Medal.
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
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