Sold on a Monday / Kristina McMorris /341 pages

Sold on a Monday is an historical fiction story based on a true story.  It is set in 1931 during the depression.  Ellis Reed is a young newspaper reporter trying to make a name for himself at a newspaper in Philadelphia.  One day he takes a picture of two boys sitting on their front porch before realizing there was a sign in front of the porch advertising the boys for sale.  The picture was not meant for publication.  Lillian Palmer is the secretary for the head of the newspaper.  She finds the picture and gives it to her boss thinking it would help Ellis's career.  Ellis writes a human interest story to go along with the picture.  The story spreads to other papers and Ellis's career is taking off, but there are huge repercussions.  The book starts off slow, but gains momentum and was hard to put down.