By: Karen Hess
Scholastic Press
Billy Jo was born with a talent to play the piano. She is good at it and not just by dusty Oklahoma standard. Karen Hess designs a vivid and pathetic picture of the desert and destitute that Billy Jo and her family are living. the love and care that each family member give to each other breaths. The imagery in the novel is so eloquently described by Hess' poetry. There is so much feeling this the story, the tragic events that follow Billy Jo and her father are something that average people will not be able to understand without someone to tell us how it feels.
Personal Review
I haven't ever read a poetry novel. After reading this one I realized how much I have been missing out on. I loved the short to the point things that are expressed along with the deeper meanings that have to peeled away to find the true meaning. I loved the story and the genre.
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