The worst of times

By James Lincoln Collier

Subjects: Poverty, Family problems, Depressions, Great Depression, 1929-1939, Fiction, Labor unions, Texas, history, revolution, 1835-1836, Juvenile fiction, History

Description: In the early 1930s in Chicago, twelve-year-old Petey's family faces poverty and internal strife after his father loses his job, while, at the same time, his wealthy, older cousin takes on the dangerous work of a union organizer.