In an American industrial town in the 1930s, twelve-year-old Mildred must find the resources to lead her family through the Depression after the death of her mother. She cares for her younger sister and her newborn baby brother while her father, employed in a factory, struggles with alcoholism and grief.
Cassandra Ross
Mildred
In an American industrial town in the 1930s, twelve-year-old Mildred must find the resources to lead her family through the Depression after the death of her mother. She cares for her younger sister and her newborn baby brother while her father, employed in a factory, struggles with alcoholism and grief.
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