2 Pack (Grade 6-8): Out of Dust; Witness

by Karen Hesse

Karen Hesse 2 Pack include 2 Books - Historical Fiction, Poetry, Verse Novel

Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

Karen Hesse is an American author known for her children's and young adult literature, often set in historical contexts. She received the Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust (1997), a verse novel about a young girl enduring the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. Hesse’s works frequently tackle complex themes, as seen in Witness (2001), which explores the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in a 1920s Vermont town, and The Music of Dolphins (1996), which tells the story of a girl raised by dolphins. Her novel Stowaway (2000) is based on the real-life account of a boy aboard Captain Cook’s Endeavour. Over her career, Hesse has received numerous accolades, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002 and the Phoenix Award for Letters from Rifka (1992).

Reviews

[Jeorgia Harper]

I read the book witness! It was interesting because it felt more like a role play and not a novel. There was 4 parts and they split through out the story. It could be boring at one time, but also funny and interesting at one point too. It was a quick book to read that i didn't feel pressured on reading it, but also I finished it in a week that i wished it was longer. I could tell that there were different tones when someone else was talking. If you like books that are role play then this book is for you.