Out of the Dust Europese Literatuurprijs (2012) Jonathan Bailor's The Calorie Myth

Jonathan Bailor's The Calorie Myth is a revolutionary diet book that explains how cutting-edge science supports a radically different approach to weight loss

It won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1976 and is widely hailed as a feminist classic

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Out of the Dust Europese Literatuurprijs (2012) Jonathan Bailor's The Calorie MythThis gripping story, written in sparse first person, free verse poems, is the compelling tale of Billie Jo's struggle to survive during the dust bowl years of the Depression. With stoic courage, she learns to cope with the loss of her mother and her grieving father's slow deterioration. There is hope at the end when Billie Jo's badly burned hands are healed, and she is able to play her beloved piano again. The 1998 Newbery Medal winner.