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Books for Financial Hardship for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Financial Hardship for Ages 8–11

At chapter book age, financial hardship becomes something children experience directly: the school lunch, the field trip they can't afford, the jacket that doesn't fit but has to last. These 1,513 books center characters navigating real economic constraints with dignity and resourcefulness.

1,513 books

Cover of Edgewater

Courtney Sheinmel

Lorrie lives in a crumbling mansion with her unstable aunt, but her budding romance with a senator’s son reveals that bo

Cover of The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

A golden ticket leads to a world of pure imagination, chocolate rivers, and a glass elevator that soars beyond the atmos

Cover of Pelé: The King of Soccer

Pelé: The King of Soccer

From practicing with a ball of newspaper in Brazil to winning the World Cup, witness the incredible rise of the greatest

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Cover of The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey

Goblin Tales

The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey

William F. Buckley Jr.

Wilfred Malachey is a poor student at a wealthy school until he finds a genie living inside the computer lab.

Ages 9–13

Cover of You're Dead, David Borelli

You're Dead, David Borelli

For the child grappling with a sudden family crisis or feeling like an outsider in a new environment after their world h

Cover of The Kaya Girl

In the busy streets of Accra, Ghana, two girls from completely different worlds discover a friendship that defies social

Cover of Wherever I Go

Mary Wagley Copp

For the child needing to find strength in difficult transitions, this story celebrates how a young girl's vibrant imagin

Cover of Million-Dollar Throw

Million-Dollar Throw

Nate Brodie faces a million-dollar pass at halftime, but the real weight is his family’s empty pockets and his best frie

Cover of The Lonely Ones

The Lonely Ones

Fain feels invisible amid her father's job loss and a new school, retreating into a world of imaginary monsters until a

Cover of The Ballad of the Harp Weaver

The Ballad of the Harp Weaver

Edna St. Vincent Millay

For when a child needs to understand the selfless, magical depth of a mother's love even in the face of hardship and los

Cover of Winterkill

Stolen Children #1

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

For the child grappling with the reality of unfairness in history, this gripping survival story shows how friendship and

Cover of Yellow Star

Jennifer Rozines Roy

Syvia and her family fight to stay together and survive the Nazi occupation of Poland's Lodz ghetto through the eyes of

Cover of One Unhappy Horse

One Unhappy Horse

Twelve-year-old Jan balances the grief of losing her father with a desperate mission to fund a life-saving operation for

Cover of Magic Delivery

Clete Barrett Smith

Nick's plan to join the popular crowd goes sideways when he finds a crashed van full of costumes that turn out to be dan

Cover of Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool

Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool

For the child grappling with a big secret or the weight of family tradition. Darius must choose between a quick fortune

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Red-Dirt Jessie #1

Red-Dirt Jessie

Amidst the dust and despair of the Depression, young Jessie finds hope as she attempts to tame a wild dog and help her f

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Crime Through Time #2

For the child navigating the stress of a parent's job loss or searching for their own sense of belonging during a summer

Cover of Same Sun Here

Silas House, Neela Vaswani

An immigrant girl in the city and a boy in rural Kentucky trade letters, discovering that despite their different worlds

Cover of Curiosity

A twelve-year-old chess prodigy is hired to secretly operate a mechanical 'automaton,' but he soon discovers a dangerous

Cover of The Storm in the Barn

The Storm in the Barn

Amid the swirling dust of 1930s Kansas, eleven-year-old Jack spots a mysterious, shadowy figure hiding in a barn that sh

Cover of Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner

Young Willy and his dog Searchlight enter a high-stakes dogsled race against the legendary Stone Fox to win the prize mo

Cover of The Barn Burner

The Barn Burner

Patricia Willis

Accused of a crime he didn't commit during the Great Depression, fourteen-year-old Ross finds an unexpected chance at a

Cover of No Passengers Beyond this Point

No Passengers Beyond this Point

Gennifer Choldenko

For children navigating big changes and the unsettling feeling of losing home, this book explores family bonds and belon

Cover of Bread and Roses, Too

Bread and Roses, Too

Katherine Paterson

Jake and Rosa find an unexpected bond as they witness the intense struggle for workers' rights during the famous 1912 mi

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