by Robert Cormier

Photographs from the Great Depression
This Library of Congress site focuses on the lives of Americans during the Great Depression, the time in which "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" is set. Browse through the gallery of photographs and then choose one or two photos that you find most interesting. Click on the photo study guide and print this page. Answer the questions for the images you chose and then share your impressions with your classmates.

Internet Public Library: Robert Cormier
Author Robert Cormier discusses his life and writing career, explaining that he writes to show young people "that happy endings are not our birthright. You have to do something to make them happen." Do you think Jerry in "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" would agree with this idea? Take the role of Jerry and explain for your classmates how you took charge of your situation in order to help your brother. Explain whether you think the episode had a happy ending for you.