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"Virginia Eide plans to have fun the summer of 1933, as most 14 year-old girls plan to do. But the economy of the depression, and the fact that her father is a doctor, precludes young Jenny from actualizing her dream.
The hard times has produced many jobless men and families who have have lost everything and have nowhere to go. They unify and claim a parcel of land near the Souix City railroad line, naming their town Soo-City. The local factory employs a large percentage of the town's men,who also unify, but the owner of the factory refuses to negotiate any terms with them.
Virginia's family is caught up in the events inspired by both groups. Her father tries to provide medical help to the injured strikers and also comes to the aid of the Soo-City residents when the local sheriff tries to blame them for the casualties of the strike.
This novel allows the reader to walk through the maturation process of a young girl growing up during difficult tumes. Jenny loses her bedroom, and her privacy, to her uncle and his family when they move in, but she learns to deal with adversity and to forgive when her life experiences step in and form her future. "
Dorothy Halligan, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- union leaders fighting for labor rights
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Style
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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