Chances are good that your kids will read one of Christopher Paul Curtis s books in school, but his moving, history-rooted, character-driven stories are perfect to read aloud and discuss at home. In The Mighty Miss MaloneDeza Malone and her family are forced to take to the road as many families were during the Great Depression.
While any story about hard times and poverty will have its darker pages, Curtis gives us powerful and hopeful lead characters to light the way. When you read Deza s reflective and heartfelt words aloud, her resilience and strength come through loud and clear.
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