Discussion Guide: Bea and the New Deal Horse (Grades 4-6)

Looking for a NEW historical fiction middle grade book to teach or use in a book club this year? Here’s one I recommend for grades 4-6!

Bea and the New Deal Horse is set during the Great Depression and follows a girl abandoned with her little sister on a family friend’s farm. Bea proves her worth to the farm owner and forms a unique bond with a horse on the farm.

This book is historical fiction with strong kid appeal and powerful historical connections, including President Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Great Depression, and the treatment of WWI veterans.

This guide is practically a novel unit with over 50 vocabulary words, questions for nearly every chapter, lots of extension activities, and curriculum connections to use in the classroom.