If the Fire Comes: A Story of Segregation during the Great Depression

If the Fire Comes: A Story of Segregation during the Great Depression

Author: , Illustrator: Eric Freeberg

It's 1935, and the Great Depression and California drought has left eleven-year-old Joseph McCoy shining shoes to help his family survive. Through his hard work and games with his sister,...
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Ages: 8-10
Read time: 3-4 hours
AR LEVEL: 4.3
LEXILE©: 770L
Ages: 8-10
Read time: 3-4 hours

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