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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt[/quote]

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But this book is relentless, not just poverty but infant deaths, flooding, deprivation, the whole lot. A real wrist-slasher of a read. [/quote]

Agree.  This is not a book that I would assign or read to younger kids in difficult circumstances — or even assign as required reading to older kids.  Again, I’m curious about the OP’s motives.  Middle school kids choosing to read about situations and characters that the can identify with is different from forcing older kids to read adult depictions of dire poverty, which is different from introducing issues that often accompany poverty to younger kids.

There are lots of WWII era British children’s books as well as books originally published here that deal with families with limited budgets. Noel Streatfield has a series of books about talented, plucky children whose professional earnings made a difference for themselves and for their families — with lots of conversations about budgeting, planning inexpensive treats, and the impact on the household when a parent might be out of work or absent. (Ballet Shoes, Theatre Shoes, Skating Shoes….)

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