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41) Lucky beans
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression, Marshall, an African American boy, uses lessons learned in arithmetic class and guidance from his mother to figure out how many beans are in a jar in order to win her a new sewing machine in a contest.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression, Jack helps his mother make cookies for the needy at their church, learns the story of how the first Christmas cookies were used to spread the gospel to people who could not read, then finds a way to bring that story to life.
48) The Babe & I
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While helping his family make ends meet during the Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1934, eleven-year-old Terpsichore's father signs up for President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project, uprooting the family from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska, where Terpsichore refuses to let rough conditions and first impressions get in the way of her grand adventure.
Author
Series
Family tree volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold.
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"This dramatic sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel - capable of touching readers of any age."
"Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award ; An ALA Best Book for Young Adults ; An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies ; Nominated for the National Book Award."
53) Risky Chance
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 7
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
57) The bread winner
Author
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
When both her parents are unable to find work and pay the bills during the Great Depression, resourceful Sarah Ann Puckett saves the family from the poorhouse by selling her prizewinning homemade bread.
60) Kit's tree house
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Kit dreams of having a special tree house someday, but she is disappointed with the one her father and her friend build for her. Includes note on housing during the Depression and a related craft activity.
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