Kit

Heartland [kit] : a book club box / [created by Cheryl Hildestad]

[Clinton, Iowa : Clinton Public Library, 2022]

12 regular print books, 1 large print book, 1 book on CD, 2 laminated sheets ; in plastic container 38 x 25 x 29 cm.

During Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the '80s and '90s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, this is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess.

Bookclub in a box

Smarsh, Sarah.

Poor -- Kansas -- Biography.

Working poor -- Kansas -- Biography.

Farmers -- Kansas -- Biography.

Farmers -- Kansas -- Economic conditions.

Farm life -- Kansas.

Kansas -- Biography.

Autobiographies.

Smarsh, Sarah.

Hildestad, Cheryl.

Clinton Public Library (Clinton, Iowa)

Book club kit

Book club box

Books: Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth / Sarah Smarsh. New York : Scribner, 2019. 290 pages ; 22 cm.

Books: Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth / Sarah Smarsh. Waterville : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company , 2018. 439 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.

Book on CD: Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth / Sarah Smarsh. New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2018. 8 audio discs (9.5 hr.).

Laminated sheet: About Sarah Smarsh.

Laminated sheet: Heartland discussion questions.

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