ABANDONED. dime store paperback from the 80's. Children fending for themselves in an urban envinronment

[Ann]

I read this book several times in the 80's. Sister caring for younger siblings. I don't know what happened to their parents. I believe they scrounged for food/money. Can't remember city, but believe time period was later half of 20th Century.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Have you tried _The Girl Who Owned A City_?

No money, but definitely food. All the adults died of a disease. Electric can-openers were a thing ;)

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Not sure about the dimestore but I read The Boxcar Children several times in the 80's. Sounds similar.

[Tess]

Was it "real life" rather than Science Fiction? If so, have you tried Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt? This is about several children who's mother abandons them in a parking lot, and they have to survive and try to find their grandmother.

[Ann]

All good suggestions! I know it isn't "boxcar", but it could be either of the other ones. Or something else entirely. I just got the first suggestion out of the library on my Kindle and I will move on from there. Thanks for the help!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Remember to come back and let us know if either of the suggestions was it--and if it was, which one was the winner. :o)

[Shanna_redwind]

Could this have been the The House at World's End series? They aren't in a city, but a small town and they have to try to survive on their own.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ann left the group. Moving to Abandoned.