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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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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.
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Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
To help his family during the Depression and avoid becoming a drunk like his father, Moss Trawnley joins the Civilian Conservation Corps, helps build a new camp near Monroe, Montana, and leads the other men in making the camp a success.
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