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Booktalk
#1
"Ada Ruth. I'll be coming
home soon." Ada Ruth's mother has left to find work in the city.
World War II is raging in Europe and the men have left jobs to fight.
Now the railroad is hiring women to replace them. And the family
sure needs the money. So Ada Ruth and Grandma wait as the days go
by with no word from Chicago.
Booktalk #2
“Ada Ruth. I’ll be coming home
soon.” Times are hard during World War II. Men have gone off to fight in
the war leaving the women behind to provide for their families. Ada Ruth
must stay with her Grandma while her mama goes to work on the railroad
in Chicago. Grandma and Ada Ruth do their best to get by living off the
little they have left and what the land can provide. The winter is hard
and cold, and the war just goes on and on. Ada Ruth tries to wait patiently
for the day Mama comes home, but even Grandma finds it hard at times. Finally,
letters and money from Mama start to arrive, and the day draws near when
the family will be reunited. (Prepared by: Cerese Long for SCASL
Picture Book Awards, 2007-2008) |
