I really enjoyed the history behind this book. It gives you an inside glimpse into the everyday lives of the struggles and joys people went through in the 1930’s. Shown through the eyes and account of a child.
This book warms the heart.
The writing was captivating. I didn’t want it to end!
~ Rebekkah Snyder
The hardest times can teach the greatest lessons.
During the 1930s, eight-year-old, Delia, along with her four siblings and mother, leave the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma. Taking only a few belongings and using the last of the money to buy a two-headed axe, Delia’s mother (Momma) travels to California to find work in the agricultural fields-tomatoes, grapes, cotton-anything that would support her family during the Great Depression. While confronting severe poverty, young Delia brings to life her mother’s morals: hard work, sharing, and all need to know they are loved.
Firewood and Christmas Potatoes is based on true events and will take the young reader to a time when approximately three million Americans (including children) were once considered worthless migrants, many unwelcomed as they journeyed to a different state to begin a new life. The young reader will experience the life of a child similar in age, who encountered challenges and embraced hardship by allowing their heart to love all. Firewood and Christmas Potatoes is a heartwarming story that will become a family favorite during the holiday season.
About Firewood and Christmas Potatoes
Firewood and Christmas Potatoes is dedicated to my mother (Delia) and my grandmother (Momma), who embraced life and all its challenges.
You cherished family and taught us your three treasured precepts: hard times means hard work, charity begins at home, and sometimes the only Bible people read is you.
This story is also dedicated to my brothers: Allen, Richard, Bing and Jules. The memories may fade with time, but the love and untiy we share will always remain—a band of five that will not be broken . . . no matter where we are.
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