Title: This Bitter Earth
Description: This book was a snap shot of my grandmothers daily life during the "Great Depression".  It represented four children growing up in the Depression Era. The widowed mother worked and had to leave the children home to fend for themselves during the day. The children more or less dominates the book. Maggie, the mother eventually gets a good job and moves in a house near downtown. Cindy, Cherri’s sister and confidant, worked part time with Maggie. Cherri, always into a new adventure, is left at loose ends and gets into trouble. Maggie realizes she’s been too preoccupied in her job and house. The story tells what Cherri does to solve her problem.