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Kit's surprise

a Christmas story
In 1934, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family's financial problems and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend.

No promises in the wind

A young man struggles to find a life for himself in the turbulent depression of the 1930s.

Rudy rides the rails

a Depression era story
In 1932, during the Depression in Ohio, thirteen-year-old Rudy, determined to help his family weather the hard times, hops a train going west to California and experiences the hobo life.

Bud, not Buddy

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father, the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
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The Great Depression

worldwide economic crisis
2018
Explores the history of the Great Depression in the United States.
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Bud, not buddy

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Mystery Men

the golden age
2018
"With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions, and fight to blow the lid off a conspiracy that could bring the nation itself to its knees!"--Back cover.
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Asleep on the hay

a Dust Bowl Christmas
2015
"Paul's family has struggled to make ends meet during the devastating dust storms of the Midwest. When a family arrives in need, Jake must choose between helping the family or saving his beloved calf. A Christmas miracle helps him learn the true meaning of the season"--Provided by publisher.
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Liberty's Christmas

2012
"The story of Liberty Justice Jones, a sixteen-year-old girl living on a Christmas tree farm in Depression-era Texas. When hard times fall on the family, it is up to Liberty to risk everything to save the farm and realize her dreams"--Provided by publisher.
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All the earth, thrown to the sky

2012
When the devastation wrought by endless dust storms in 1930s Oklahoma makes orphans of Jack, his schoolmate Jane, and her brother Tony, they take the truck of a dead man and set out to find a new start.

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