Judy's Journey

by Lois Lenski

Book Overview

Judy lives in a tent with her family. Will they ever be able to afford a farm with a real house?

Ten-year-old Judy and her family are migrants, moving from farm to farm with each new season. Starting in Alabama, they travel to Florida and up the East Coast all the way to New Jersey, always looking for steady work. Every time Judy feels as if they're beginning to put down roots, they have to move on. It's hard for her to catch up in school;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453258426
• ISBN13: 9781453258422
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A value shaping treasure for older children

Judy's Journey by Lois Lenski is a book that is so much more than a story about a young girl and her travels with her family in search of a better life. It is a study in History, Social Studies,Economics,Geography, and Human Psychology all rolled up into one; it is interesting enough for adults, and highly accessible for growing children in the upper Grade school ages. No study of the Depression, or the Dust Bowl, or the Migrant Worker could be complete without seeing these experiences through the eyes of the bright, but disenfranchised visionary Judy. Prejudices born out of economic and class disparities can be experienced by people of any skin color as evidenced in Lenski's story, which can readily fit into the Historical Fiction classification. This is a wonderful read that you cannot put down, and Judy is an unforgettable young girl.

Judy's Journey took me on a journey.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The way the author told you about what judy was feeling on the road was so perfect. The characters were very well descibed. This is one of Miss Lenski's most important and moving books..... it speaks in memorable tones... of the struggles and hopes of the unpossessed. I have read this book again and again and it still gets me in the heart everytime.