Billie Jo is a fourteen year old girl living during the Great Depression in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl. During this time Billie Jo is struggling with the idea of forgiveness. She is trying to forgive her father for killing her mother in an accident, and her mother for leaving when Billie Jo needed her the most. She also must forgive herself for being the source of her own sorrows. Without any support from her father, Billie Jo must journey to her own happiness through this time of great depression.
When reading this story students can see the large effects the Great Depression had on people financially, as well as emotionally. During her time of sorrow, Billie Jo had to cope and make it through often on her own. For students dealing with hard times at home or at school, a teacher could implement this in the classroom to show students that hard times are common.
Realistic or Historical Fiction
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