Out of the Dust
How did Billy Joe get her name?
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poppy12
Last updated by
Jill W
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From the text:
Daddy named me Billie Jo.
He wanted a boy.
Instead,
he got a long-legged girl
with a wide mouth
and cheekbones like bicycle handles.
He got a redheaded, heckle-faced, narrow-hipped girl
with a fondness for apples
and a hunger for playing fierce piano.
Out of the Dust