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Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis,Alberto Jimenez Rioja,aa,Reginald André Jackson It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase filled with his own i… OL115602W
Kitchen Privileges Kitchen Privileges Mary Higgins Clark Lively memior of mystery author Mary Higgins Clark. She had been a secretary, stewardess, copywriter, radio writer, and bestselling author. The book has a humorous touch even when discussing tragi… OL13048W
Walking through the dark Walking through the dark Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Depression causes Ruth's dream of college and a teaching career to be no longer certain, but at the same time it enables her to grow as a person as she encounters others in difficult situations. OL15061562W
The return of depression economics and the crisis of 2008 The return of depression economics and the crisis of 2008 Paul R. Krugman Our newest Nobel Prize-winning economist shows how today's crisis parallels the events that caused the Great Depression and explains what it will take to avoid catastrophe. OL1648191W
Little heathens Little heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish A memoir from a schoolteacher of growing up in the heart of the Midwest during the Great Depression describes her close family life on an Iowa farm during a time of endless work and resourcefulness, … OL17736349W
Why did the Great Depression happen? Why did the Great Depression happen? R. G. Grant Includes firsthand speeches, letters, diary entries, and other primary source materials that give the reasons this unforgettable event unfolded as it did, this book describes the Great Depression. OL17895570W
The Christmas promise The Christmas promise Susan Campbell Bartoletti A young girl and her out-of-work father ride the rails looking for a place to call home, but with Christmas approaching and no job, Poppa leaves her in a foster home, promising to return as soon as h… OL19797901W
Turtle in paradise Turtle in paradise Jennifer L. Holm Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in this charming gem of a novel, ri… OL1989064W
Beforever Beforever Valerie Tripp "Turning Things Around, the second volume of Kit's classic stories, tells how Kit uses her talents to tackle the challenges brought by the Great Depression"-- OL20740179W
The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Steinbeck’s classic novel of the Great Depression is as vivid now as ever. The story focuses on a family of Oklahoma sharecroppers, farmers who work another man’s land for a share of the crops. Drive… OL23205W
The worst of times The worst of times James Lincoln Collier 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 dangero… OL2626201W
Let The Circle be Unbroken Let The Circle be Unbroken Mildred D. Taylor Let the Circle Be Unbroken is a story of a small Mississippi town in the 1930s, and the troubles that plague its black community. Picking up where its precursor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, leaves … OL40864W
The Great Depression The Great Depression R. G. Grant Discusses the economic chaos that followed the 1929 stock market crash, including accounts of the Roosevelt Administration's social programs and the social disorder in Europe that fueled the rise of … OL474568W
Water for Elephants Water for Elephants Sara Gruen,John Randolph Jones,David LeDoux As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Ja… OL5813796W
Meet Kit Meet Kit Valerie Tripp,Walter Rane When her father's business closes because of the Great Depression forcing Kit to make changes in her life, the nine-year-old responds with resourcefulness. OL67132W
Autumn Winifred Oliver does things different Autumn Winifred Oliver does things different Kristin O'Donnell Tubb AUTUMN WINIFRED OLIVER prides herself on doing things her way. But she meets her match when she, her mama, and her pin-curled older sis, Katie, move in with her cantankerous Gramps. The Oliver gals w… OL8411562W