Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift

Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift
by Kathryn Lasky
(for ages 9-14)

It’s late November 1932 and everybody is feeling the effects of the Great Depression. Eleven-year-old Minnie Swift in Indianapolis, Indiana writes about her fears and changes in her diary. Her father loses his job and her cousin from Texas comes to live with them. Read about how the love of a family can help make the worst of times bearable.

- Ann