The Breadwinner is a story set during the Great Depression. Sarah Puckett is 12 years old and having to make a lot of sacrifices to help her family survive the Great Depression without starving or having to live in the dreaded poorhouse. She has to stand up to bullies, forgo childhood pleasures, work hard, and support her mother emotionally when her father leaves them to look for work elsewhere. Her courage, determination, and hard work ethic endear her to her community, who rally around her and