Best Children's Books About Hard Times

1.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,973 ratings
2.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,212 ratings
3.
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses 4.11 avg rating — 41,487 ratings
4.
Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy 4.24 avg rating — 14,803 ratings
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The Secret of the Great Red Spot (The Jupiter Chronicles #1)
The Secret of the Great Red Spot (The Jupiter Chronicles #1) 3.98 avg rating — 105 ratings
6.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,760 ratings
7.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,203 ratings
8.
My Many Colored Days
My Many Colored Days
by: Dr. Seuss
4.25 avg rating — 7,118 ratings
9.
Rules
Rules 3.97 avg rating — 63,939 ratings
10.
Rage Has A Hold On Sammy
Rage Has A Hold On Sammy 4.86 avg rating — 37 ratings
11.
Ride the Wave: 10 Metaphors to Teach & Inspire
Ride the Wave: 10 Metaphors to Teach & Inspire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Enjoy the Ride: Teaching Children Through Their Own Imagination (2ND EDITION)
Enjoy the Ride: Teaching Children Through Their Own Imagination (2ND EDITION) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
13.
Winter Cottage
Winter Cottage 4.21 avg rating — 395 ratings
14.
Dorothy's Darkest Days
Dorothy's Darkest Days 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
15.
Amanda Helps Becky Say Farewell
Amanda Helps Becky Say Farewell 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
16.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
17.
Ordinary Jack
Ordinary Jack 4.09 avg rating — 808 ratings
17.
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 559,221 ratings
17.
Bigger than a Bread Box
Bigger than a Bread Box 4.01 avg rating — 3,718 ratings
17.
Bullyville
Bullyville 3.14 avg rating — 579 ratings
17.
The D-Word: Divorce Through a Child's Eyes
The D-Word: Divorce Through a Child's Eyes 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
17.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,399 ratings
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The Divided Island
The Divided Island it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
17.
Foster Fox (A 10,000 Lakes Tale)
Foster Fox (A 10,000 Lakes Tale) 4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings
17.
Mystery at the Mill
Mystery at the Mill 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Parley After Life - DIY Guide to Death and other Taxes
Parley After Life - DIY Guide to Death and other Taxes 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Always Be Us Three
Always Be Us Three 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
17.
Bird Face
Bird Face 4.22 avg rating — 107 ratings
17.
A Brand New Day
A Brand New Day 4.59 avg rating — 27 ratings
17.
Grandpa Went to Heaven
Grandpa Went to Heaven 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings
17.
Ann Marie's Asylum (Master and Apprentice, #1)
Ann Marie's Asylum (Master and Apprentice, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 135 ratings
17.
The Sorrow of a Crescent Moon
The Sorrow of a Crescent Moon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Mommy's Heart
Mommy's Heart 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Bickie's Thunder-Egg
Bickie's Thunder-Egg 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Fever 1793
Fever 1793 3.93 avg rating — 131,294 ratings
17.
Where Do We Go When We Die?
Where Do We Go When We Die? 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
17.
Mend: A Story of Divorce
Mend: A Story of Divorce 3.33 avg rating — 79 ratings
17.
The Great Big Ark in the Sky
The Great Big Ark in the Sky 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
17.
Alleen op de wereld [naverteld en geïllustreerd door Jan Wiegman]
Alleen op de wereld [naverteld en geïllustreerd door Jan Wiegman] 4.40 avg rating — 22,564 ratings
17.
Evan and the Skygoats
Evan and the Skygoats it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
17.
Favor: A World Turned Upside Down
Favor: A World Turned Upside Down 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
17.
The River Of Birds
The River Of Birds 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings
43.
The Goodbye Cancer Garden
The Goodbye Cancer Garden 4.15 avg rating — 132 ratings
43.
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave 4.25 avg rating — 12,791 ratings
45.
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz 4.29 avg rating — 7,849 ratings
45.
Angel Donor
Angel Donor 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
45.
Keesha's House
Keesha's House 3.82 avg rating — 2,505 ratings
48.
In Memory of Dad
In Memory of Dad 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
48.
The Donkey That No One Could Ride
The Donkey That No One Could Ride 4.53 avg rating — 221 ratings
50.
Little Blue and Little Yellow: A Story for Pippo and Other Children
Little Blue and Little Yellow: A Story for Pippo and Other Children 4.14 avg rating — 6,571 ratings
51.
Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, #1)
Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 37,679 ratings
52.
Baseball Saved Us
Baseball Saved Us 4.24 avg rating — 3,952 ratings
53.
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1)
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 41,674 ratings
54.
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy 3.90 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
55.
Last Days of Summer
Last Days of Summer 4.38 avg rating — 5,330 ratings
56.
Bat 6
Bat 6 3.57 avg rating — 880 ratings
57.
Make Lemonade (Make Lemonade, #1)
Make Lemonade (Make Lemonade, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 10,959 ratings
58.
Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust 3.77 avg rating — 78,809 ratings
59.
Witness
Witness 3.72 avg rating — 5,704 ratings
60.
Missing May
Missing May 3.80 avg rating — 13,220 ratings
61.
When My Name Was Keoko
When My Name Was Keoko 4.16 avg rating — 7,505 ratings
62.
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza, #1)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 16,922 ratings