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Middle Grade About Financial Hardship – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Financial Hardship

Explore middle grade books about financial hardship for children.

66 books

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For the child navigating the weight of family responsibility and seeking to understand the hidden lives of those society

Cover of In Darkness

Trapped under the debris of a Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty experiences powerful visions of his life and t

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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

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Darius Bell #1

Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool

Odo Hirsch

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

Ages 8–12

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Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse

Ursula Moray Williams

A loyal little wooden horse sets out on a grand journey to seek his fortune and help the toymaker who has fallen on diff

Cover of Lock and Key

Abandoned by her mother, Ruby moves into a world of wealth and private schools where she must decide if she is brave eno

Cover of The Yearling

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Deep in the harsh Florida backwoods, Jody finds a best friend in an orphaned fawn, but surviving the wild requires a hea

Cover of The Moffats

For children finding joy in simple moments while navigating life's changes. A classic look at family resilience and the

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Then Again, Maybe I Won't

Thirteen-year-old Tony struggles with his family's new wealth, social pressures, and the physical anxiety of growing up.

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The Three Rancheros #1

Raymie Nightingale

For the child grappling with a parent's sudden departure or a sense of loneliness, this story follows Raymie as she find

Cover of This Is My America

This Is My America

With her father on death row and her brother now a fugitive, Tracy Beaumont fights to uncover the racist secrets of her

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The Woolcot Family #4

Three Little Maids

For the child adjusting to a major move or a change in family circumstances. These three sisters face a new life in Aust

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Dork Diaries #13

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday

Rachel Renée Russell

Nikki Maxwell’s dream pool party is turning into a total disaster as she tries to balance a huge guest list with a tiny

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Chloe hides the town's smelliest resident in her garden shed and discovers that Mr Stink has a past as colorful as his d

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Florida Middle Grade Novels #4

Wahoo Cray struggles to manage his animal-wrangler father and an ego-driven TV star in the Everglades, until a real-life

Cover of The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower

The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower

Bernetta is framed for cheating and loses her scholarship. With only three months to find $9,000, she devises a risky pl

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The Three Rancheros #3

Beverly, Right Here

Beverly strikes out on her own to build a new life, finding that true independence means choosing the people who become

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Pam Muñoz Ryan

A single harmonica travels through time and across borders, connecting three children facing family crises through a mys

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How to Find What You're Not Looking For

Veera Hiranandani

In the wake of the 1967 Loving v. Virginia ruling, twelve-year-old Ariel navigates family secrets and social change whil

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #1

The Bad Beginning

Three clever siblings face a series of truly unfortunate events, from a greedy villain to itchy clothes, in this darkly

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Turtle in Paradise

Jennifer L. Holm

For children navigating family instability or feeling like an outsider in a new place. A sharp, witty look at finding ho

Cover of 24 Hours in Nowhere

24 Hours in Nowhere

Thirteen-year-old Gus dreams of escaping the town of Nowhere, Arizona, but first he has to survive the local bully and a

Cover of Magic and Other Misdemeanors

The Sisters Grimm #5

Magic and Other Misdemeanors

Michael Buckley

Sabrina and Daphne Grimm must solve a string of magical thefts alone while their friend Mr. Canis struggles to keep his

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The Emerald City of Oz

Journey through a magical land built from the imaginations of children, woven together by the Royal Historian of Oz and

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