The House Where Happiness Lived by Sue Hiser Leistner and Timothy Leistner is the heartwarming story of a young child who finds happiness through helping others and sharing with her family and neighbors. The story is set in the ending years of the Great Depression in the USA. Although the story is centered on the lives of real life people, the genre is historical fiction. The book is a timeless story about the value of family, the importance of simple pleasures, the true foundation of happiness, and love.