Out of the Dust By Shiwakao Aug 1, 1920 Billie Jo is born (pg. 3) August 1920 Jan 1, 1934 Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney are betting who can kill the most rabbits (pg. 6) Jan 1, 1934 Livie moves away (pg. 8) Jan 1, 1934 Billie Jo performs at birthday ball (pg. 15) Jan 1, 1934 Daddy's birthday (pg. 17) Feb 1, 1934 A little bit of rain (pg. 23) Mar 1, 1934 Daddy might take a loan from Roosevelt (pg. 26) Mar 1, 1934 Billie Jo took the state tests (pg. 30) Mar 1, 1934 Huge dust storm is happening (pg. 31) Apr 1, 1934 Banks close; money come back (pg. 38) Apr 1, 1934 One fourth of wheat is lost (pg. 39) Apr 1, 1934 Ma and Daddy argue about crops (pg. 40) Apr 1, 1934 Billie Jo hears of Madame Butterfly (pg. 42) May 1, 1934 Apple blossoms grow on Ma's trees. (pg. 43) Jun 1, 1934 Apple blossoms grow into hard green balls (pg. 45) Jun 1, 1934 Dust storm then hard rain (pg. 46) Jun 1, 1934 Wheat that managed to grow harvested (pg. 48) Jun 1, 1934 Billie Jo earns a little money (pg. 49) Jul 1, 1934 It rains, only three quarters of an inch (pg. 55) Jul 1, 1934 Ma and Billie Jo get burned by the kerosene (og. 60) Jul 1, 1934 Billie Jo has a nightmare about the dust and the burns (pg. 63) Jul 1, 1934 Daddy spends the emergency money on alcohol (pg. 67) Aug 1, 1934 Billie Jo's brother died, so did Ma. pgs. 69-70 Aug 1, 1934 The grasshoppers eat Ma's apple trees (pg. 68) Aug 1, 1934 Billie Jo's birthday (pg. 74) Sep 1, 1934 Billie Jo compares volcano eruption in Kilauea to a dust storm (pg. 79) Sep 1, 1934 Mrs. Brown's plant blooms in the dust then dies (pgs. 81-82) Oct 1, 1934 Daddy got a job at Wireless Power (pg. 87) Nov 1, 1934 It almost rained (pg. 88) Nov 1, 1934 Billie-Jo wasn't invited to play basketball for once (pg. 89) Nov 1, 1934 It snowed real snow! (pg. 90) Dec 1, 1934 Billie-Jo plays piano with Arlet (pg. 91) Dec 1, 1934 Billie-Jo has a crush on Mad Dog (pg. 91) Dec 1, 1934 Mad Dog tells his tale (pg. 93) Dec 1, 1934 There is an art exhibit in the courthouse (pg. 94) Jan 1, 1935 Rain (pg. 104) Jan 1, 1935 Haydon P. Nye dies (pg.107) Jan 1, 1935 Ma "haunts" Billie-Jo (pg. 110) Jan 1, 1935 Birthday ball (pg. 115) Jan 1, 1935 Joe De La Flor's cows are killed (pg. 102) Jan 1, 1935 State tests again (pg. 99) Feb 1, 1935 Government sends food (pg. 117) Feb 1, 1935 "we came in to find a family no one knew." (pg. 119) Feb 1, 1935 A baby is born (pg. 123) Feb 1, 1935 Billie-Jo plays at the talent show (pg. 131) Mar 1, 1935 Billie-Jo plays at Arley's show (pg. 135) Mar 1, 1935 Snow (pg. 137) Mar 1, 1935 Father goes to night school (pg. 138) Mar 1, 1935 Pete Guymon dies (pg. 140) Mar 1, 1935 Dust storm (pg. 142) Mar 1, 1935 Rains everywhere but where Billie-Jo lives (pg. 142) Mar 1, 1935 Billie-Jo wants to go away from the dust (pg. 148) Mar 1, 1935 Hayden P. Nye's wife dies (pg. 149)
