Hard Times for Jake Smith: A Story of the Depression Era by Henderson, Aileen Kilgore

Hard Times for Jake Smith: A Story of the Depression Era

It's 1935, and the hard times of the Great Depression, it seems, are here to stay. Each...
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Author: Aileen Kilgore Henderson
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Hard Times for Jake Smith: A Story of the Depression Era by Henderson, Aileen Kilgore

Hard Times for Jake Smith: A Story of the Depression Era

$95.11

Hard Times for Jake Smith: A Story of the Depression Era

$95.11
Author: Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Format: Paperback
Language: English

It's 1935, and the hard times of the Great Depression, it seems, are here to stay. Each day, something else is gone: first the pig, then the cow, then one day even the beloved dog, Adder, is sold off. Finally, the whole family packs up in the car and leaves--the children wonder where, but their parents are silent.

After a couple hours' drive, the car stops on the edge of the road and Ma leans into the back seat, giving MaryJake a handkerchief with something tied inside and instructions to walk down the path into the forest, take the left fork into town, and present the handkerchief at the rock house. Then the car--and with it, Ma, Pa, and MaryJake's two brothers--drives away.

So begins the adventure of an abandoned girl who chooses her own path (neither left fork nor right), dyes her hair in a stump full of walnut-colored water, and disguises herself as a boy in order to survive. MaryJake Wildsmith is now Jake Smith, soon to discover that she is not the only one keeping secrets.



Author: Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 03/17/2004
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.28w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781571316493
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 78033 / Hard Times for Jake Smith


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2004 pg. 1437
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2004 pg. 469
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 18
School Library Journal 09/01/2004 pg. 207
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 381 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 381 - Recommended, Satisfactory

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