TY - BOOK AU - Martin,Ann M. TI - Better to wish: the first generation T2 - Family tree SN - 0545359422 (jacketed hardcover) PY - 2013/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Scholastic Press KW - Depressions KW - 1929 KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Families KW - Maine KW - Family life KW - Fiction KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd N2 - In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold ER -