Great Depression Booklist
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Book recommendations pertaining to The Great Depression.
| Book Title | Author | PubDate | Reading Age | Time Period | Time Frame | Geographic Area | Country | Topic | Genre | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression | Ziegelman, Jane Cole, Andrew | 2016 | A | Modern Age | 1929–1939 | North America | United States | Great Depression Food | NF | B |
| Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse | 1998 | MG | Modern Age | 1930–1936 | North America | United States | Great Depression Dust Bowl | F | CB |
| Children of the Dust Bowl | Stanley, Jerry | 2016 | MG | Modern Age | 1930–1936 | North America | United States | Great Depression Dust Bowl | NF | CB |
| Tru & Nelle | Neri, G. | 2016 | MG | Modern Age | 1930 | North America | United States | Great Depression | F | CB |
| The Great American Dust Bowl | Brown, Don | 2017 | UMG YA | Modern Age | 1930–1936 | North America | United States | Great Depression Dust Bowl Disasters | NF | GN |
| Esperanza Rising | Muñoz Ryan, Pam | 2002 | UMG | Modern Age | 1930 | North America | Mexico United States | Mexican Immigration Great Depression | F | CB |
| The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Richardson, Kim Michele | 2019 | A | Modern Age | 1930 | North America | United States | Great Depression | F | N |
| The Dust Bowl: An Interactive History Adventure | Lassieur, Allison | 2016 | MG | Modern Age | 1930–1936 | North America | United States | Great Depression Dust Bowl | NF | CB |
| Stella by Starlight | Draper, Sharon M. | 2015 | UMG | Modern Age | 1932 | North America | United States | Great Depression Segregation | F | CB |
| Sweet Home Alaska | Estby Dagg, Carole | 2019 | MG UMG | Modern Age | 1934-1935 | North America | United States | Alaska Great Depression | F | CB |
| Echo Mountain | Wolk, Lauren | 2020 | UMG | Modern Age | 1934 | North America | United States | Great Depression | F | CB |
| West with Giraffes: A Novel | Rutledge, Lynda | 2018 | YA | Modern Age | 1938 | North America | United States | Great Depression | NF | B |
| Wish Upon a Crawdad | Condon, Curtis W. | 2022 | MG UMG | Modern Age | 1940 | North America | United States | electricity Great Depression | F | CB |
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| Reading Age | Genre | Format |
| LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+) |
NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book |
PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir |