Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932
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Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932

Kathryn Lasky
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In her fictionalized journal, eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.
Genres: Historical FictionChristmasYoung AdultMiddle GradeHistoricalChildrensFictionJuvenileHolidayDiary
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