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The winner of the 2011 Newbery Medal, "Moon Over Manifest" is a story of loss and redemption, powerful in its simplicity, featuring Abilene Tucker ... More

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Eleven-year-old Gus spends the summer of 1931 with his disliked cousin Buddy on their grandfather's farm in eastern Texas, where their days are ... More

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During the Depression, Kit's tenth birthday is approaching and there may not be a party because there is no time and no money since Dad still doesn't ... More

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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 ... More

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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 ... More

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Tired of doing chores and longing for adventure during the Great Depression, Kit meets a hobo and decides to hop a freight train.

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When work ceases in the Kentucky coal mines during the Depression of 1929, a young boy and his family move to the mountains to live off the land.

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The Great Depression hits close to home for 11-year-old Margo Bandini when the sheriff starts eviction procedures against her family. Her father has ... More

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The Great Depression hits close to home for 11-year-old Margo Bandini when the sheriff starts eviction procedures against her family. Her father has ... More

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The author of "The Notorious Izzy Fink" pens this novel of historical fiction, which reveals the drama and color of daily life riding the rails and ... More

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When the Depression strikes America, throwing milions out of work, 12-year-old Petey Williamson's family seems safe. Hadn't the boss promised Petey's ... More

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"Jamestown's American Portraits," an American saga of families and friends, traces the fascinating history of America through many generations and ... More

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Fourteen-year-old Celie Wheeler's family has lived in Enfield for generations, but now their community is threatened to be claimed by eminent domain ... More

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Ruthie Smithens, a girl who believes in fairy tales and happy endings, would do almost anything to help her best friend, Kit Kittredge, whose family ... More

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It is 1933 and the Great Depression has ravaged the nation. Millions of people are out of work; thousands of families are struggling to keep a roof ... More

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Ruthie Smithens, a girl who believes in fairy tales and happy endings, would do almost anything to help her best friend, Kit Kittredge, whose family ... More

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During the years 1937-1938, Hannah Diamond, a schoolgirl in Grand View, New York, exchanges letters with various pen pals, including President ... More

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Inspired by photos from the Great Depression, Isadora illuminates this story of a young boy who has one penny to buy candy with. But when he ... More

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Jake and Maggy once lived on a farm in Oklahoma, before the terrible dust storms ruined the land, and the family was forced to auction their farm and ... More

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Ten-year-old Jane, a child of the Depression years in Alabama, lives in fear of being kidnapped.

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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 ... More

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In 1934 Kit finds that she has hard lessons to learn about the Depression both at home, where she is helping her mother run a boarding house while ... More

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When Dorothy's father loses his job and cannot find another, the family borrows a car and sets off for Idaho where jobs picking potatoes can be found ... More

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A new entry in the popular historical series goes back to the Depression era. Aggie's family falls into hardship when her father is injured and can't ... More

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After living through the traumatic attack on Pearl Harbor, Piper Davis returns to her home in Washington state, where she begins chronicling her ... More

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