# Books like Children of the Great Depression

**10** books similar to *Children of the Great Depression* by Russell Freedman (Children's · grades 4–10), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [Franklin Delano Roosevelt](https://readinglist.school/book/eleanor-roosevelt) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Russell Freedman, the same author, both on the Golden Kite Award list, and same genre (Children's).
- [Kids at Work](https://readinglist.school/book/kids-at-work-lewis-hine-and-the-crusade-against-child-labor) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Russell Freedman, the same author, both on the Golden Kite Award list, and same genre (Children's).
- [A Life in the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/a-life-in-the-wild) by Pamela S. Turner _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [A Room on Lorelei Street](https://readinglist.school/book/a-room-on-lorelei-street) by Mary E. Pearson _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song](https://readinglist.school/book/words-to-my-lifes-song) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Bucking the Sarge](https://readinglist.school/book/bucking-the-sarge) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun](https://readinglist.school/book/commodore-perry-in-the-land-of-the-shogun) by Rhoda Blumberg _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Darkness Over Denmark](https://readinglist.school/book/darkness-over-denmark) by Ellen Levine _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Dust to Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/dust-to-eat-drought-and-depression-in-the-1930s) by Michael L. Cooper _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Firegirl](https://readinglist.school/book/firegirl) by Tony Abbott _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).

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