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Poverty

Private Peaceful

Michael Morpurgo

When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his chi

Lupita Manana

Patricia Beatty

To help her poverty-stricken family, thirteen-year-old Lupita enters California as an illegal alien and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra.".

So Many Partings

Cathy Cash Spellman

The story of a family whose past is deeply rooted in the turbulance of Irish history but who thrive and flourish in the America of the twentieth century.

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

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Lupita Manana

Patricia Beatty

To help her poverty-stricken family, thirteen-year-old Lupita enters California as an illegal alien and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra.".

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Beatty

So Many Partings

Cathy Cash Spellman

The story of a family whose past is deeply rooted in the turbulance of Irish history but who thrive and flourish in the America of the twentieth century.

FIC
SPE