A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt Revised Edition Contributor(s): Coco De Young, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440415292 ISBN-13: 9780440415299 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: 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. Now Margo is afraid--but she's also determined to find a way to help Papa save their home. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 750 |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.21" W x 7.65" (0.18 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1930's |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 30611 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. Now Margo is afraid--but she's also determined to find a way to help Papa save their home. |