The worst of times
a story of the Great Depression
by James Lincoln Collier · 2000
Popularity 18
In the early 1930s in Chicago, twelve-year-old Petey's family faces poverty and internal strife after his father loses his job, while, at the same time, his wealthy, older cousin takes on the dangerous work of a union organizer.
DepressionsJuvenile fictionFamily problemsFictionPovertyLabor unionsHistoryGreat Depression, 1929-1939Texas, history, revolution, 1835-1836