Status
Available
Series
Publication
Scholastic Inc. (2012), 192 pages
Description
In her fictionalized journal, eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.
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User reviews
LibraryThing member mrsbookworm
Excellent book!! I definitely recommend this one!! It would be great to read around Christmastime to make sure our children understand that they should be thankful for everything that they have & not every gift has to be store bought to be great!!
LibraryThing member LadyoftheLodge
This is one of my favorite books, and I have read it many times. I love this series of books.
LibraryThing member Maggie_Rum
Minnie Swift is a young girl living in Indiana during the Great Depression. While the GD is subject to many novels, the point of view from a young girl is not common. This is perfect for younger adults interested in history.
LibraryThing member KatieKirk
Summary: Christmas After All tells what life was like during the great depression. This story is about a young girl and the sacrifices that her family has to make during the great depression. This is a great coming of age book for children in upper elementary.
Personal Reaction:
This was one of my
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. I would have students do a T-chart like we did in class showing fact and fiction items from the story.
2. Students could also create a compare and contrast T-chart showing how the life of the girl from the story is different than student lives today.
Personal Reaction:
This was one of my
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favorite books when I was younger. It's a great book to use to introduce children to historical fiction from the great depression era. This book show's what live was like during this difficult time in our nation's history in a way that is interesting and appropriate for children.Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. I would have students do a T-chart like we did in class showing fact and fiction items from the story.
2. Students could also create a compare and contrast T-chart showing how the life of the girl from the story is different than student lives today.
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Subjects
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2005)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2004)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
7.75 inches
ISBN
0545381770 / 9780545381772