The Great Depression in YA & Middle Grade Fiction

1.
A Year Down Yonder
A Year Down Yonder 4.13 avg rating — 30,705 ratings
2.
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,375 ratings
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Moon Over Manifest
Moon Over Manifest 4.04 avg rating — 35,704 ratings
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A Long Way from Chicago (A Long Way from Chicago, #1)
A Long Way from Chicago (A Long Way from Chicago, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 35,264 ratings
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Blue Willow
Blue Willow 3.88 avg rating — 3,863 ratings
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Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust 3.77 avg rating — 78,811 ratings
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,898 ratings
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Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934 (American Girls: Kit, #1)
Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934 (American Girls: Kit, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 5,758 ratings
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Turtle in Paradise
Turtle in Paradise 3.94 avg rating — 20,180 ratings
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Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,071 ratings
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The Velvet Room
The Velvet Room 4.29 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 45,630 ratings
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A Jar of Dreams
A Jar of Dreams 3.95 avg rating — 745 ratings
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Thimble Summer
Thimble Summer 3.75 avg rating — 8,118 ratings
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Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards 3.94 avg rating — 2,417 ratings
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan 3.93 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
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The Wonder of Charlie Anne
The Wonder of Charlie Anne 4.03 avg rating — 659 ratings
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Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932
Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 3.92 avg rating — 3,479 ratings
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Happy Birthday, Kit: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Kit, #4)
Happy Birthday, Kit: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Kit, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 2,464 ratings
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Finding Hope (Librarians of Willow Hollow #0.5)
Finding Hope (Librarians of Willow Hollow #0.5) 4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings
21.
Stella by Starlight
Stella by Starlight 4.10 avg rating — 15,252 ratings
22.
Love from Your Friend, Hannah
Love from Your Friend, Hannah really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 573 ratings
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Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Kit, #2)
Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Kit, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,285 ratings
24.
Kit Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kit, #5)
Kit Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kit, #5) 4.02 avg rating — 2,167 ratings
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Changes for Kit: A Winter Story (American Girls: Kit, #6)
Changes for Kit: A Winter Story (American Girls: Kit, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 2,495 ratings
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Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Kit, #3)
Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Kit, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 2,507 ratings
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Looking for Me
Looking for Me 4.05 avg rating — 763 ratings
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A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt 3.90 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
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Winter Cottage
Winter Cottage 4.21 avg rating — 395 ratings
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Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen
Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen 3.72 avg rating — 788 ratings
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Really Truly Ruthie
Really Truly Ruthie 4.07 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
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Chig and the Second Spread
Chig and the Second Spread 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
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The Mighty Miss Malone
The Mighty Miss Malone 4.13 avg rating — 16,124 ratings
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That Scatterbrain Booky (Booky, #1)
That Scatterbrain Booky (Booky, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 591 ratings
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Cat Running
Cat Running 3.76 avg rating — 356 ratings
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Goodbye, Mr. Spalding
Goodbye, Mr. Spalding 4.07 avg rating — 126 ratings
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What the Moon Said
What the Moon Said 3.95 avg rating — 631 ratings
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Booky: A Trilogy
Booky: A Trilogy 4.40 avg rating — 244 ratings
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Nothing to Fear (Gulliver Books)
Nothing to Fear (Gulliver Books) 4.16 avg rating — 723 ratings
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Every Day After
Every Day After 4.01 avg rating — 545 ratings
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The Truth About Sparrows
The Truth About Sparrows 3.94 avg rating — 583 ratings
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Dust Girl (The American Fairy, #1)
Dust Girl (The American Fairy, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
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No Small Victory
No Small Victory 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Lucky Strikes
Lucky Strikes 4.09 avg rating — 918 ratings
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All the Stars Denied
All the Stars Denied 3.99 avg rating — 388 ratings
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Leah's Song
Leah's Song 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Starstruck (Starstruck, #1)
Starstruck (Starstruck, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 610 ratings
48.
On the Blue Comet
On the Blue Comet 3.89 avg rating — 1,119 ratings
49.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Logans, #5)
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Logans, #5) 4.22 avg rating — 6,254 ratings
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz, #2)
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 8,474 ratings
51.
Thursday's Child
Thursday's Child 3.77 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
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Tumbleweed Skies
Tumbleweed Skies 3.81 avg rating — 96 ratings
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The Whole Truth (The Whole Truth, #1)
The Whole Truth (The Whole Truth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 652 ratings
54.
Mississippi Bridge (Logans, #4.5)
Mississippi Bridge (Logans, #4.5) 3.98 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
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To Stand On My Own: The Polio Epidemic Diary of Noreen Robertson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1937
To Stand On My Own: The Polio Epidemic Diary of Noreen Robertson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1937 4.25 avg rating — 861 ratings
56.
Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House #36)
Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House #36) 4.12 avg rating — 7,611 ratings
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And Nothing But the Truth (The Whole Truth, #2)
And Nothing But the Truth (The Whole Truth, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 319 ratings
58.
Love Me (Starstruck, #2)
Love Me (Starstruck, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 251 ratings
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Welcome to the Grand View, Hannah!
Welcome to the Grand View, Hannah! 4.15 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Treasures in the Dust
Treasures in the Dust 3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings
61.
You're the Best, Hannah! (aka Hannah and the Best Father on Route 9W)
You're the Best, Hannah! (aka Hannah and the Best Father on Route 9W) 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery
Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery 3.98 avg rating — 560 ratings
62.
The Magic Half (Miri and Molly, #1)
The Magic Half (Miri and Molly, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 4,454 ratings
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Missing Grace: A Kit Mystery
Missing Grace: A Kit Mystery really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 428 ratings
65.
Intruders at Rivermead Manor: A Kit Mystery
Intruders at Rivermead Manor: A Kit Mystery 4.02 avg rating — 315 ratings
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The Sky Is Falling
The Sky Is Falling 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
66.
A Thief in the Theater: A Kit Mystery
A Thief in the Theater: A Kit Mystery 4.05 avg rating — 721 ratings
68.
The Christmas Barn
The Christmas Barn 4.16 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Saving Grace
Saving Grace 3.93 avg rating — 158 ratings
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Fire on the Wind
Fire on the Wind 3.86 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Bird in a Box
Bird in a Box 3.73 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
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Empire Dreams
Empire Dreams
by: Wendy Wax
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
73.
Nowhere to Call Home
Nowhere to Call Home 4.09 avg rating — 304 ratings
74.
Better to Wish (Family Tree, #1)
Better to Wish (Family Tree, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 990 ratings
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An UnSung Hero: Coming of Age in the Dust Bowl (A Greatest Generation Account Book 1)
An UnSung Hero: Coming of Age in the Dust Bowl (A Greatest Generation Account Book 1) 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Doris Free: A Harvest of Friends
Doris Free: A Harvest of Friends 3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Stanley and Hazel (Stanley and Hazel, #1)
Stanley and Hazel (Stanley and Hazel, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Naomi
Naomi 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
79.
A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard
A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
79.
What About Annie? (Walker's American History Series for Young People)
What About Annie? (Walker's American History Series for Young People) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
79.
The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel, #2)
The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings
79.
Rass
Rass 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
79.
Tess
Tess 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Dust
Dust 3.53 avg rating — 1,589 ratings
85.
Who is Victoria?
Who is Victoria? 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
85.
The Storyteller's Daughter
The Storyteller's Daughter 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings
87.
The Majesty of Grace
The Majesty of Grace 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
87.
I Would If I Could
I Would If I Could 3.92 avg rating — 53 ratings
89.
Duffy's Rocks (Pitt Golden Triangle Books)
Duffy's Rocks (Pitt Golden Triangle Books) 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
90.
Half days and patched pants
Half days and patched pants really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
91.
Shadow of Wings
Shadow of Wings 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Ivy Larkin
Ivy Larkin 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
92.
Colour In the Creek
Colour In the Creek 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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What About Tomorrow
What About Tomorrow 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Blaine's Way
Blaine's Way 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
96.
No Promises in the Wind
No Promises in the Wind 3.70 avg rating — 2,612 ratings
96.
Penny for Luck: A Story of the Rockies
Penny for Luck: A Story of the Rockies 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
98.
Kezzie
Kezzie 3.71 avg rating — 73 ratings
99.
Emma Keppler: Two months in her life
Emma Keppler: Two months in her life 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Swords and Crowns and Rings
Swords and Crowns and Rings
by: Ruth Park
4.23 avg rating — 466 ratings
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