A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
Paperback – Illustrated, August 8, 2000
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · August 8, 2000
A Letter to Mrs.
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s-eye view of Depression-era insecurity, with family and home suddenly at stake.
- Themes
- Great Depression, Family housing insecurity, Determination to help family
- Genres
- 20th-Century U.S., Homelessness & Poverty, Family Stories
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Eleven-year-old Margo Bandini has never been afraid of anything. Her life in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with Mama and Papa and her little brother, Charlie, has always felt secure. But it's 1933, and the Great Depression is changing things for families all across America. One day the impossible happens: Papa cannot make the payments for their house, and the Sheriff Sale sign goes up on their door. They have two weeks to pay the bank, or leave their home forever.
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Now Margo is afraid--but she's also determined to find a way to help Papa save their home.
Home Under Pressure
A child’s-eye view of Depression-era insecurity, with family and home suddenly at stake.
Come here for
- A young protagonist facing a grown-up financial crisis
- A family story grounded in the hardships of 1933
Expect
- A child’s fear paired with determination
- A direct look at the threat of losing a home
Where it sits
| 20th-Century U.S. | 97% |
|---|---|
| Homelessness & Poverty | 83% |
| Family Stories | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Stories
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Authors
- C. Coco De Young
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- August 8, 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Great Depression · Family housing insecurity · Determination to help family
- Reading lane
- Family Stories