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The Lucky Star
By Young, Judy Dockrey & Ellison, Chris
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58536-348-3
- Publisher
- Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press, c2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Gr 1-4 It is 1933, and Ruth is feeling the effects of the Great Depression. Her father has a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps, but it takes him hundreds of miles from home. With her mother also working and the school closed because the town cannot afford to hire a teacher and heat the building, she is pessimistic about the future for herself and her younger sister, Janie. Their mother is a constant source of optimism, telling the nine-year-old, "We don't have much bu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
In <i>Riding</i>, Janie goes with her father on a bus to hear Martin Luther King Jr. In <i>Lucky</i>, Ruth's school is closed during the Great Depression. Both st...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
