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The best children's Great Depression books of all time

The books our community loved the most.

Loved by 3 people

Echo Mountain

By Lauren Wolk ,

Book cover of Echo Mountain

Loved by 2 people

The Gardener

By Sarah Stewart , David Small (illustrator) ,

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Loved by 2 people

Moon Over Manifest

By Clare Vanderpool ,

Book cover of Moon Over Manifest

Loved by 1 person

Dorothea Lange

By Carole Boston Weatherford , Sarah Green (illustrator) ,

Book cover of Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Loved by 1 person

A Girl from Yamhill

By Beverly Cleary ,

Book cover of A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir

Loved by 1 person

Bud, Not Buddy

By Christopher Paul Curtis ,

Book cover of Bud, Not Buddy: (Newbery Medal Winner)

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Book cover of Church Shoes

Loved by 1 person

Dorothea's Eyes

By Barb Rosenstock , Gerard Dubois (illustrator) ,

Book cover of Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Book cover of Church Shoes

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Book cover of What the Moon Said

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Book cover of Church Shoes

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Book cover of What the Moon Said

The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea

By Gretchen McCullough ,

Book cover of The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea: A Literary Chronicle of New Deal Days

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Book cover of Church Shoes

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Book cover of What the Moon Said

The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea

By Gretchen McCullough ,

Book cover of The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea: A Literary Chronicle of New Deal Days

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Book cover of Church Shoes

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Book cover of What the Moon Said

The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea

By Gretchen McCullough ,

Book cover of The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea: A Literary Chronicle of New Deal Days

These Empty Places

By Sarah Loudin Thomas ,

Book cover of These Empty Places

The Ginseng Girl

By Ruth Talbot ,

Book cover of The Ginseng Girl

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Book cover of Church Shoes

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Book cover of What the Moon Said

The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea

By Gretchen McCullough ,

Book cover of The Wondrous Springs of Balmorhea: A Literary Chronicle of New Deal Days