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I can see this book filling the need for a book about the depression for the 3rd through 5th grade (maybe 6th grade) age group, It portrays an adequate picture of life during the depression, with a picture of a family struggling to survive and the father having to go off and work on a road crew leaving his three children (ages 10, 12 and 13) to fend for themselves. I guess the book just isn't something I will ever consider memorable as I do Pictures of Hollis Woods, my favorite Patricia Reilly G
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Rachel and her family have to move away from their city home during thhe Great Depression, because their Dad lost his job.
Her father is supposed to be getting a banking job far out into the country, but once he gets there, the job is taken.
"Pop" has to leave his family (Rachel and her 2 younger) siblings and go far away to find work on the Railroad.
Rachel and her siblings go through a lot of rough patches, and it is hard to believe they survived.
A good historical fiction book for those that want ...more
Her father is supposed to be getting a banking job far out into the country, but once he gets there, the job is taken.
"Pop" has to leave his family (Rachel and her 2 younger) siblings and go far away to find work on the Railroad.
Rachel and her siblings go through a lot of rough patches, and it is hard to believe they survived.
A good historical fiction book for those that want ...more
Great historical fiction. Rachel's father is forced to move the family from the city to the country during the height of the Great Depression. Drawn by the promise of a job, they leave everything behind. The farm where they end up has no electricity or running water, and the nearby town has no school or library. Everyone must work hard to help cook, clean and survive. When the promised job falls through, Pop must leave the children behind to go find work. Can they make it on their own until he r
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Review will be posted soon on literate lives. Will link to it later.
This would be a good book to pair with May B.
Historical Fiction - Great Depression
Nice heartwarming story about the Great Depression. Introduction of some challenging words for younger readers would make a great vocabulary lesson in the classroom as the story is read.
Dec 15, 2011
Ellie
marked it as to-read
Jun 07, 2016
Debra Bowman
marked it as to-read
