great depression, 1929-1939

"The Dust Bowl was one of the worst natural disasters in the US fueled by man's lack of ignorance on how nature works. The purpose of this book is not to display such ignorance but to make sure that the Dust Bowl does not happen again"--Amazon.

Evie Grace Devlin grew up being forced to perform in vaudeville performances by her fame-obsessed mother, and at seventeen, she left that life behind to go to nursing school in Galveston, Texas. But when the school learns of her past, Evie isn't allowed to graduate and recieve her nursing certification. At the height of the Great Depression, Evie is in need of a job and finds one caring for a troupe of marathon dancers, and she soon becomes partners with the star of the show, Zave Cassidy. As Evie and Zave connect on and off the dance floor, Evie begins to fall for her partner, but she soon discovers a secret that could put them all in danger.

"The Great Depression was a defining era that shaped America--and the world. Readers will turn back the clock to history's turning points during that era and will take a closer look at the major challenges and hurdles the United States faced. Readers will review how this period influenced the American culture from the fashion to the policies to the entertainment"--Provided by publisher.

Harry Bernstein recounts his difficult childhood in Depression-era Chicago and New York, where his mother dreamed of a better life for her family.

In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.

"Introduces the reader to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his life"--Provided by publisher.

Violet Mathers, abandoned by her mother and abused by her father, decides to travel to California and throw herself off the Golden Gate Bridge, but a bus accident in North Dakota puts her life on a new course when she is rescued by Austin Sykes and Kjel Hedstrom, a musical team who catch her up in their dreams of stardom during the Great Depression.

A graphic novel adaptation in which in 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.

"When twelve-year-old Ellie and her family lose their livelihood and move to a mountain cabin in 1934, she quickly learns to be an outdoors woman and, when needed, a healer"--Provided by publisher.

"The Great Depression was a time of severe hardship, especially in the United States. With a quarter of the population out of work, families struggled to survive, obsessively saving money, food, and material to reuse or recycle. This 'Depression mentality' stuck with many people for the rest of their lives. Supplemented by historical photographs, annotated quotes, and a fact-filled timeline, the . . . text discusses the causes and lingering effects of the Great Depression. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage readers to think critically about this period and how it has affected the world they live in today"--Provided by publisher.