Bosse, Malcolm. Deep Dream of the Rainforest. Y Fic Bosse
While on an expedition with his uncle in the jungles of Borneo in 1920, fifteen-year-old Harry Windsor is captured by
Bayang, a young Iban tribesman, who believes that Harry has some power to help him and an outcast Iban girl on their dream quest.

Collier, James Lincoln.  The Jazz Kid.  Y FIC Collier
Playing the cornet is the first thing that twelve-year-old Paulie Horvath has taken seriously, but his obsession with becoming
a jazz musician leads him into conflict with his parents and into the tough underworld of Chicago in the 1920s.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott.  The Great Gatsby.  Y PB F  //  PB Fic F
Tells the tragic love story of Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan.

Hurwitz, Johanna. The Rabbi's Girls. J Fic Hurwitz  //  J PBH
The 5 Jewish Levin sisters are growing up in 1924 Ohio. Moving to a new town, the birth of a sister, and the death of her
rabbi father make 1923 a bittersweet  year for eleven-year-old Carrie Levin.

Jocelyn, Marthe.  How it happened in Peach Hill . Y Fic Jocelyn
When fifteen-year-old Annie Grey and her "clairvoyant" mother arrive in Peach Hill, New York, in 1924, each finds a reason for wanting to finally settle down, but to reach their goals they will have to do some serious lying and Annie will have to stand up for herself.

Levine, Gail Carson.  Dave at Night.  Y FIC Levine
When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.

Lyon, George Ella.  Borrowed Children.  Y FIC Lyon
Having been forced to act as mother and housekeeper during Mama's illness, twelve-year-old Amanda has a holiday in Memphis, far removed from the Depression drudgery of her Kentucky mountain family, and finds her world expanding even as she grows to understand and appreciate her own background.

Meyer, Carolyn.  Jubilee Journey.  Y FIC Meyer
Emily Rose has always felt comfortable growing up in Connecticut with her African American mother and her French American  father, but when they spend some time with her great-grandmother in Texas, Emily Rose learns about her black heritage and uncovers some new and exciting parts of her own identity.

Meyer, Carolyn.  White Lilacs.  Y FIC Meyer
In 1921 in Dillon, Texas, twelve-year-old Rose Lee sees trouble threatening her black community when the whites decide to take the land there for a park and forcibly relocate the black families to an ugly stretch of territory outside the town.

Peck, Richard.  A Long Way From Chicago : a novel in stories. Y FIC Peck  //  YPB P
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.

Ritter, John H.  Choosing Up Sides.  Y FIC Ritter
In 1921 thirteen-year-old Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left-handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father that such a condition is evil and must be overcome.

Yep, Laurence.  The Star Fisher.  Y FIC Yep
Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee and her family find the adjustment hard when they move from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920s.

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