No Promises in the Wind (DIGEST)

No Promises in the Wind (DIGEST)

Author: Irene Hunt

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-01-08

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1101142200

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From the Newbery Award-winning author of Across Five Aprils and Up a Road Slowly comes a tale of a brave young man’s struggle to find his own strength during the Great Depression. “A powerfully moving story.”—Chicago Daily News In 1932, American's dreams were simple: a job, food to eat, a place to sleep, and shoes without holes. But for millions of people these simple needs were nothing more than dreams. At fifteen years of age, Josh has to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people. This is the story of a young man’s struggle to find a life for himself in the most turbulent of times.


The Era of Modernization Through the 1930s

The Era of Modernization Through the 1930s

Author: Kathy Sammis

Publisher: Walch Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780825138775

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Topics include: The Progressive Era The United States and World Affairs The Roaring Twenties Great Depression The New Deal See other Focus on U.S. History titles


Up a Road Slowly

Up a Road Slowly

Author: Irene Hunt

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-01-04

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1101143940

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The beloved author of Across Five Aprils and No Promises in the Wind presents one of her most cherished novels, the Newbery Award-winning story of a young girl’s coming of age… Julie would remember her happy days at Aunt Cordelia’s forever. Running through the spacious rooms, singing on rainy nights in front of the fireplace. There were the rides in the woods on Peter the Great, and the races with Danny Trevort. There were the precious moments alone in her room at night, gazing at the sea of stars. But there were sad times too—the painful jealousy Julie felt after her sister married, the tragic death of a schoolmate and the bitter disappointment of her first love. Julie was having a hard time believing life was fair. But Julie would have to be fair to herself before she could even think about new beginnings... “Hunt demonstrates that she is a writer of the first rank...Those who follow Julie's growth—from a tantrum-throwing seven-year-old to a gracious young woman of seventeen—will find this book has added a new dimension to their lives.”—The New York Times Book Review


Land of Liberty, 1985

Land of Liberty, 1985

Author: Rawlds

Publisher:

Published: 1997-06-02

Total Pages: 868

ISBN-13: 9780030642272

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Traces the history of the United States from the arrival of the first Indians to the present day.