Yes i believe this book should be available for more people to read in Perspectives because it's a good book and is a mature memoir.

Who would the book appeal to?

I think the book appeals to teenager and older. The book is set in the depression time so you should know about the hard ship to get the books meaning and struggle.

What about it is appealing?

How the make it in their hard times is appealing to me.

What obstacles should student readers of this book be ready for?

The reading it a little difficult to read. there was a lot of words i had to look up because i didn't know the mean. The book is a little long. These might be some obstacles for the reader.

What would students need to know about in order to understand the book?

Maybe some background on the depression and the Catholic religion.

What issues does the book deal with that students might be interested in discussing?Is there any “mature” content in the book? If so, what kind of content? How would you deal with such content in class?

The can talk about poverty and how life was back in the depression. I Feel the whole book is mature because its about them surviving and losing family cause they are poor. We would be mature about the content in the class.