Setting
Billy Jo
Family
Book Information
Miscellaneous
100

What was one major event was going on?

The Dust Bowl 

100

What instrument did she play?

Piano 

100

What did the family farm?

Wheat

100

Is the book fiction or nonfiction?

nonfiction

100

What color was Billie Jo's hair?

Red

200

What was a second major event going on?

The Great Depression 

200

What sport did she not want to play?

Basketball

200

What does the family do for a living?

They are farmers

200

What was the writing structure?

A journal entry

200

Who taught Billie Jo to play the piano?

Her mom 

300

Where did it take place?

Oklahoma

300

Who was her best friend?

Livie

300

How did the mom die?

Giving birth

300

Where was the date on each entry?

The end, at the bottom

300

Who is Mad Dog?

Billie Jo (pg 93)

400

What was the environment like?

Dry, Hot, Windy

400

How is she when the book starts?

13

400

What was the dad drinking?

Guymon

400

Who wrote the book?

Karen Hesse

400

What plant did Mrs.Brown plant?

Cereus plant (pg81)

500

What year did the book take place?

1934

500

What was her last name?

Kelby

500

How did the Grandpa die?

Cancer 

500

What award did the book win?

The John Newberry Medal 

500

Where did a volcano erupt?

Kilauea, Hawaii