Now it seems to me an even more important book. Truly, though, it was put best by Anita Silvey who said of the title, “When this book appeared in 1997, I thought it a wonderful re-creation of the Depression Era for children. I’ve heard more than one person tell me that of all the Sarah Stewart/David Small pairings out there, this one is their favorite. Her number one goal is to get Uncle Jim to smile, and she’s fairly certain that the answer to this problem is just around the corner.” Soon it’s Spring again and Lydia has found a place to call her own (the building’s abandoned roof). The city is a gray dirty place and Uncle Jim is kind but he never smiles. After all, she is leaving her family behind and the effects of the Great Depression having taken their toll. Lydia Grace faces this challenge with resolve and a little sadness. Here’s a description I found in a review that I wrote for Amazon back in 2004: “The year: 1935, and Lydia Grace Finch is being sent from the country to go live with her Uncle Jim in the city. If this poll is good for nothing else, it’s very useful in terms of me digging up my old reviews.
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