I really enjoyed reading this book!! Karen Hesse does a wonderful job of pulling the reader into the 1930's. Her description of life in the dust bowl during the Great Depression allow the reader to feel all of the emotions of the characters and taste the dust during the storms. I wish that she would have provided more information at the end of the book. After experiencing all of Billie's sorrows and triumphs I was disappointed to find that there was no more story to read. I would recommend this book to my friends and I'm giving my grandfather a copy to read.