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    Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen, Toronto, Ontario, 1932 Canadian Title

    By Perry Nodelman   

    Scholastic Canada Ltd | ISBN 9781443124034 Ebook
    224 Pages | Ages 8 to 12

    Scholastic Canada Ltd | ISBN 9780439961301 Hardcover
    224 Pages | 5.57" x 7.69" | Ages 8 to 12

    Coping with being poor during the Depression is hard enough, but Sally also has to contend with anti-Jewish sentiment when she ventures outside her familiar neighbourhood near Toronto's Kensington Market. Her cousin Benny is always getting into scrapes or dragging Sally into his hare-brained schemes. But it's also Benny who tries to open Sally's eyes to the wider world, telling her about Hitler's rise in Europe and urging her to stand up for herself when she comes across anti-Semitism.

    A historical note gives readers the background of the Depression, which hit Canada harder than most other countries. It also describes the way Jews were treated in Canada. Today's readers might be surprised to know that there were people in Toronto who prided themselves on being part of The Swastika Club. A map, photographs and documents provide a visual context for the story.