这个故事发生在美国俄克拉荷马州的灰盆地带dust
bowl,时间是美国的经济大萧条期,字虽少,内容却相当动人,探讨了这个区域的生态,也剖析了人们的心灵。
Like the Oklahoma dust bowl from which she came, 14-year-old
narrator Billie Jo writes in sparse, free-floating verse. In this
compelling, immediate journal, Billie Jo reveals the grim domestic
realities of living during the years of constant dust
內容簡介:
A poem cycle that reads as a novel, "Out of the Dust" tells
the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family
survive the dustbowl years of the Depression. Fighting against the
elements on her Oklahoma farm, Billie Jo takes on even more
responsibilities when her mother dies in a tragic accident. A
testament to the American spirit, this novel is an instant
classic.
關於作者:
KAREN HESSE won the Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust, and was
recently named a MacArthur Fellow. Ms. Hesse and Ms. Watson
previously collaborated on the picture book, The Cats in Krasinski
Square, whichreceived three starred reviews as well as numerous
awards and Honours. She lives in Vermont with her husband.