How hard were the knocks?

“What they wore. The style, and how they wore their hair, and how

they hardly had any money. Three dollars was a lot to them.”

TIFFANY PALADIN, 11

Newport Beach

“The most interesting part of that time was how everyone was just

plain broke. People would sell their kids for adoption so they could

live better.”

EMERY MOLNAR, 12

Newport Beach

“I liked learning how they acted and how they spoke and what they

were expected to be.”

SARAH REYNOLDS, 12

Newport Beach

“It was a time period when everyone was poor and didn’t have any

money.”

ANNIE

SCOTT, 10

Newport Beach