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📘 The worst of times by James Lincoln Collier

In the early 1930s, Chicago's harsh economic climate turns a healthy family into a struggling household when the father loses a job. Twelve‑year‑old Petey must navigate hunger, tension, and the weight of responsibility. At the same time, Petey’s wealthy, older cousin commits himself to the perilous world of union organizing, facing danger and doubt as he seeks to improve the lives of fellow workers. Through the eyes of a child, the novel explores how poverty and family conflict intersect with the broader social upheaval of the Great Depression, exposing the moral and personal challenges of working for change.

First publish date: 2000

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: James Lincoln Collier

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