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• A Place to Stay

  a Shelter Story

  Gunti, Erin,

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  This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who, with her mother's help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Chair for My Mother

  Williams, Vera B.

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  After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy.

• Rich

  a Dyamonde Daniel Book

  Grimes, Nikki

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  Dyamonde Daniel is excited about the local library’s poetry contest, and so is her friend Free. The prize is one hundred dollars, and just think what they could buy with that much money! But when they find out that Damaris, one of their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Still a Family

  Reeves Sturgis, Brenda,

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  A little girl and her parents have lost their home and must live in a homeless shelter. Even worse, due to a common shelter policy, her dad must live in a men's shelter, separated from her and her mom. Despite these circumstances, the family still…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Our Street

  Our First Talk About Poverty

  Roberts, Jillian, 1971-

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  A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources. Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and refugee status as they are connected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fly Away Home

  Bunting, Eve, 1928-2023

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  A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.

• Where Will I Live?

  McCarney, Rosemary A.,

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  Every child needs a home. Children need somewhere safe where they can be happy, eat their meals with their family, play with their toys, and go to sleep at night feeling unafraid. But many children all over the world have had to leave their homes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cot in the Living Room

  Burgos, Hilda Eunice,

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  Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who’s boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crenshaw

  Applegate, Katherine

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  Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hold Fast

  Balliett, Blue, 1955-

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  Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who you think would disappear. But he's gone. And he's left a whole lot of trouble behind.It's not enough that Early can't find out what's happened to him. His vanishing leads to Early and her mom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Fixed Address

  Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964-

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  Twelve-and-three-quarter-year-old Felix Knutsson has a knack for trivia. His favorite game show is Who What Where When; he even named his gerbil after the host. Felix’s mom, Astrid, is loving but can’t seem to hold on to a job. So when they get…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Under the Clouds

  Sarno, Melissa,

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  Always think in threes and you'll never fall, Cora's father told her when she was a little girl. Two feet, one hand. Two hands, one foot. That was all Cora needed to know to climb the trees of Brooklyn. But now Cora is a middle schooler, a big…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Almost Home

  Bauer, Joan, 1951-

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  When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Steal a Dog

  a Novel by

  O'Connor, Barbara

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  Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bridge Home

  Venkatraman, Padma, 1969-

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  Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tune It Out

  Sumner, Jamie,

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  Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. She’s never liked crowds or loud noises or even high fives; in fact, she’s terrified of them,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stay

  Pyron, Bobbie,

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  Piper’s life is turned upside down when her family moves into a shelter in a whole new city. She misses her house, her friends, and her privacy—and she hates being labeled the homeless girl at her new school. But while Hope House offers her new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lizzie Flying Solo

  Steveson, Nanci Turner

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  Lizzie St. Claire wants to be invisible. Forced to move out of her home, she and her mom now live in a transitional housing shelter, Good Hope, until they can get back on their feet. She just wants to keep her head down at Good Hope and her new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Jasper June

  Snyder, Laurel

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  The school year is over, and it is summer in Atlanta. The sky is blue, the sun is blazing, and the days brim with possibility. But Leah feels. . . lost. She has been this way since one terrible afternoon a year ago, when everything changed. Since…Read moreRead more of this annotation