Out of the Dust

Daddy came in,
he sat across from Ma and blew his nose.
Mud streamed out.
He coughed and spit out mud.
If he had cried,
his tears would have been mud too,
but he didn't cry.
And neither did Ma.

Sadness out of the dust...

Karen Hesse creates a touching story from the point of view of Billie Jo; a young girl growing up in an area called the Dust Bowl and living in the setting of the Great Depression.