Lejos del Polvo

Billie jo tiene catorce años y vive en una zona rural de Okalahoma durante la década de 1930.Su familia es víctima del desastre ecológico denominado Dust Bowl,el cual secó las tierras durante años.Negado a emigrar,su padre tiene fe en que pronto volverá a llover,por lo que la familia deberá enfrentar muchas dificultades,pero no sólo por la sequía,si no también a causa de un accidente

Fourteen-year-old Billie Jo lives in rural Okalahoma in the 1930s. Her family is the victim of the ecological disaster called the Dust Bowl, which dried up the land for years. Refused to emigrate, her father has faith that she will soon return. to rain, so the family will have to face many difficulties, but not only because of the drought, but also because of an accident.

Author: Karen Hesse

Reading Grade Level: 5th

Type of Spanish Book: Translated

Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction 

Cover: Soft Cover 

Year Published: 2018

Comprehensive Read Aloud Grade: 5th

Comprehensive Read Aloud Collection:  1 - Empatia

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