Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen by Perry Nodelman

Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen

Dear Canada

Perry Nodelman

218 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Coping with being poor during the Depression is hard enough, but Sally also has to deal with the anti-Jewish feelings in her community when she ventures outside her familiar Jewish neighbourhood. And her cousin Benny is always getting into scrapes...

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Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.6

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