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Author
Series
Family tree (Ann M. Martin) volume 1
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2013.
Edition
Unabridged.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
4 sound discs (4 hr., 34 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A modern-day girl finds herself in 1933 Cincinnati, Ohio, and as she and Kit experience life during the Great Depression, the reader is invited to choose how Kit might help her family and others who are less fortunate.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Kit, 1934 volume 1
Kit classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 1
Kit classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
174 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Kit's family has to take in boarders, it seems as if they may be able to keep their house although her father lost his business, but the changes put a strain on Kit's friendship with Ruthie, especially as Kit spends her days helping cranky Uncle Hendrick.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
75 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ruthie Smithens, a girl who loves fairy tales and happy endings, doesn't mind being 'goffy Ruthie' if it makes her best friend, Kit Kttredge, smile and forget about the hardships of the Depression. But when Ruthie finds out that the Kittredges are going to be evicted from their house, she makes up her mind to help..."--Cover back.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
In Jennifer L. Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor winning middle grade historical fiction novel, life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935 and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So, when Turtle's mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesn't like kids, Turtle...
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (316 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fans of the Little House books will fall in love with Esther.-- Thanks to her superstitious mother, Esther knows some tricks for avoiding bad luck: toss salt over the left shoulder, never button shirt crooked, and avoid black cats. But even luck can't keep her family safe from the Great Depression. When Pa loses his job, Esther's family leaves their comfy Chicago life behind for a farm in Wisconsin. Living on a farm comes with lots of hard work, but...
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