1929-1939

Addie Cowherd dreams of becoming a novelist, but the Great Depression forces her to take the only job available to her: delivering books to the impoverished Kentucky hill country of Boone's Hollow. There, the community is deeply suspicious of her and tries to sabotage the library program. She teams up with a college graduate named Emmett Tharp, who has returned home, to keep the library system going and win over the hearts of the community.

Explores what life was like for people living in the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s, discussing why the Depression happened, how it impacted everyday American citizens, and how people and politicians took steps to end it.

Presents a timeline of events that occured in America during the 1900's.

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and set out in search of the man he believes is his father, the renowed band leader H.E. Calloway.