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This book could make an excellent lesson on the importance of resilience and the ability to thrive where you are. This book would be an amazing classroom addition to a library.

“ deep in the woods we find a shack all wrapped in tar paper.”

The illustrations in this book were really good and I enjoyed the writing style of the author. It was also very interesting and would make a good addition to a classroom library.

Historical fiction

Such a lovely and poetic account of a family‘s determination in the face of tragedy and the Great Depression. Natural illustrations explore different perspectives with charming skill. The author shares her family‘s heritage and encourages others to do the same.

In the fall of 1932, during the Great Depression, the author's grandma's family was evicted from their home in northern Wisconsin. When her grandma's dad died, Marvel's 34 year old mother took her 8 kids to live in abandoned tar paper shack deep in the woods. This is the story of Marvel, Eliza's grandma. It is a lovely family history about life's struggles, and finding what is truly important.

This is a great representation of the genre because it is a story of what a family does when the provider of the house dies. It also shows happiness even in the roughest situations.

I would use this book in my classroom because it can show children that not everyone gets to live in a nice house with food and tv's. I think this could be read around thanksgiving time to help children be thankful for what they have.