Lucky Strikes
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781627793902
Pages
320 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Set in Depression Era Virginia, this is the story of orphaned Amelia and her struggle to keep her siblings together.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL690L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Kinship care; Homelessness; Poverty; death of a mother; sister raising siblings; homeless adult; financial hardship
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
orphan
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2016
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2016
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers, 2016
Keywords
oil; Great Depression; business owner; truckers; car mechanics; 1930s; Virginia; surrogate father
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bayard, Louis, "Lucky Strikes" (2016). Diverse Families. 454.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/454