Ada Ruth’s mom is leaving for Chicago for a while to earn money for her family since people are now hiring African American women because so many men are off fighting in the war. She promises to write Ada Ruth and send money while Ada Ruth must stay with her grandma. Ada Ruth becomes sad after a while from not receiving letters from her mom and beings to feel like her mother is forgetting her. She waits and waits for a letter from her mom to come from the postman and each day is disappointed when one doesn’t arrive, until one day a letter full of money from her mom arrives, promising to come home soon.
I think this an excellent book to read to students because you could show the hardships children and other family members endure when someone they love is over seas fighting for our country or travels a lot or abroad for work. I think this would be a good discussion to have with students because sometimes they don’t understand how lucky they are to have parents or guardians so close to them.
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