Great book for middle schoolers. It portrays families who are drifting through America during the Great Depression trying to find places where they can start a new life. Kids will learn that sometimes what they think can only be happening to them is actually happening to all those around them. While the protagonist is a girl boys should get a message out of this book as well.

I have missed the characters in this book since I finished the last page. It drew me right in. Another juvenile novel. I connected to the storyline in many ways.

what a wonderful story

Very good book. Talking to a few elders who have lived through the depression and dealing with this generations struggles one feels almost at home with Sadie. Or at the least know her pains and fight. A book for hard times.

Beautiful story. I'm buying this book for my 15 yr old granddaughter.

A truly spirit lifting but depressing book. It made me cry for a whole day. It is so moving and its just an amazing way to learn more about the Great Depression ( a historic period in America).

I thought this was a VERY good book, I read it last year. It has suspense,Drama,action ect.
I LOVED the part when then the hurricane came and wiped out the whole town, the family had to rebuild there house all over again. The young girl didnt want to re do the house but she helped build it back up and now it is better then ever she has a new sister hope and everyting she ends up liking where she moved she made new friends and everything. This was a real good book!!!

Let me just begin with saying, I have been reading a lot of historical fiction in the past two months or so. And out of all of them, I have really enjoyed The Truth About Sparrows.

This book takes place in the Great Depression, and it is a first person story about a girl having to change her whole life. I was really able to understand the character because she is similar to me in many ways.

Throughout the story, Sadie (the main character) learns that she is not the only one who lost things. Other people once had a nice house and new clothes.

I am also in love with the title of this book. If you ever end up reading this, you will really understand why.

So far, I think this might be my favorite book of the year. So next time you’re looking for a short but good book, I suggest you read The Truth About Sparrows, by Marian Hale.

This is a book that will make you count your blessings. Sadie's family is one of the thousands who fled the dustbowl during the depression years, and they struggle to build a new life far from everything familiar. Sadie resists everything about her new life, almost especially her new friends. There is a strong undercurrent of Christian faith in this book, which is handled in my opinion with authenticity. I found Sadie's story very moving and uplifting. I was only a bit troubled by the subplot (which gives the book its title) that I felt was unfortunately underdeveloped.

This was a good little book that showed the living conditions some families had to endure during the depression from the perspective of a young girl.

I got this book since it was next to Shannon Hale in the library. The only reason why I like it is because it's exactly like the Little House books.

A favorite book. I have read it and reread it and have always been inspired to face life's challenges with more patience and more strength of character. Lynn and I always say that home is "anywhere that we are". This book shows us what that statement really means.