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Hard times for Jake Smith

by Aileen Kilgore Henderson · 2004

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In 1935 Alabama, when twelve-year-old MaryJake is abandoned by her financially-strapped parents and told to walk to the house of unknown relatives, she dresses like a boy and joins the household of an old widow before discovering secrets about her own family.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
identityidentityMore like thisLess of thismental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAlabamaAlabamaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 192 pages

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