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Aug 08, 2000 | ISBN 9780440415299 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Dec 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780307487421 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Aug 08, 2000 | ISBN 9780440415299 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Dec 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780307487421 | Middle Grade (8-12)
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.
C. Coco De Young grew up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Her father’s family home was saved with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt.
"[A] heartwarming Depression-era episode around a true family story."–Kirkus Reviews"This historic novel is successful in conveying the climate of the times. . . . Margo emerges as an admirable heroine."–Publishers Weekly"Based on a true family story, this novel . . . creates a strong sense of place and time, when the Depression was felt up to the front porch of a loving family home."–Booklist
Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel WINNER 1997
Maine Student Book Award WINNER 2000
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award WINNER 2000
Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award NOMINEE 2002
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