Poverty & Homelessness

A delightful midi-edition of the bestselling picture book The Christmas Eve Tree, including a stunning pop-up - coming just in time for Christmas!A magical midi-edition of Delia Huddy and Emily Sutton's poignant, exquisitely illustrated Christmas story,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547534268Author Linda Sue ParkFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Cengage Learning, IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 191mm...

Cotton Candy Sky takes us on an enchantingly descriptive journey through nature and colour, and highlights the importance of trust and gratitude in life.As much as we try, we will never be in control of everything. Lows are followed by highs. Sadness is...

Gabriella Midwinter used to have a home. She wasn't invisible back then... For fans of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson, a stunning new novel from the author of SHINE, GLITTER, SEA OF STARS and A MILLION ANGELS. "What's strange...

Winner of the 1982 Guardian Award for children's fiction, The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai.Set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay, Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young...

Trapped. For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. They flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Middle East Book Awards (Picture Book) 2008 and Cybils (Fiction Picture Book) 2007. Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Picture Bk/Older Reader)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature 2023. Long-listed for Green Earth Book Award 2023.Book InformationISBN 9780735270039Author Cary FaganFormat HardbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780147518743Author VariousFormat HardbackPage Count 1Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1928gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 156mm * 138mm

Award-winning Smriti Halls presents this heartwarming tale that teaches us that home is always in your heart. What does home mean to you? Home is where you're known, understood and where you can truly be yourself. But is home a place, or is it a...

A tale of the significance of friendship, the power of imagination and the importance of perseverance. When wealthy Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's boarding school in London, she is determined to settle in and make friends. Charismatic and popular,...

It's amazing how easy it is for the tiger to pass himself off as a rug - he enjoys a life of luxury with the rajah's family, snacking on midnight feasts and playing with his children. He goes entirely undetected, until one night, when he risks expulsion...

Percy is a little pigeon, and he's very hungry. Life on the streets is tough, and every time he tries to get hold of a scrap of food, bigger, beefier birds bat him away. He's about to give up when someone offers him her very last chip.A moving and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2022.Book InformationISBN 9780735265981Author Lana ButtonFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall...

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780698114173Author Hans Christian AndersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Publisher Putnam Publishing Group,U.S...

Norah's Ark is an uplifting tale of empathy, friendship, and finding a sense of belonging in the face of adversity. Norah Day lives in temporary accommodation, relies on food banks for dinner, and doesn't have a mum. But she's happy enough with her...

Charles Dickens' classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London.After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to...

Nobody notices the queen on the corner. Nobody, that is...except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is a warrior queen, with many battles fought and won. When, one day, danger comes to the street and the queen on...

Fagin's infamous gang comes to life once again in this exciting Oliver Twist-inspired adventure from bestselling author Karen McCombie. Orphan Ettie Shaw is penniless and homeless on the streets of London when she is spotted by her older...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593114780Author Frances Hodgson BurnettPage Count 18Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 178mm...

Pizza in his Pocket Pizza in his Pocket takes the reader on a journey across various places around the world, from Damascus to Sumatra to Malta to Bahrain. All the while depicting wonderful different foods such as dates, tacos, gyros and samosas in...

Born in a city park, Waverley is looked after by his best friend, Donald. Until, one fateful day, Donald signs up to fight in a war-zone far away. Loyal and patient, the homeless little ginger cat waits for his friend at Edinburgh's Waverley Station. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250091666Author Katherine ApplegateFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

A group of undocumented children with letters for names, are stuck living in a refugee camp, with stories to tell but no papers to prove them. As they try to forge a new family amongst themselves, they also long to keep memories of their old identities...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683371595Author Valerie TrippFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint American Girl Publishing IncPublisher American Girl Publishing IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062399526Author Patricia MacLachlanFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

In an abandoned city lot, Cat lives alone in a cardboard box. He leaves only to find food. One day, Cat discovers an unbroken egg too beautiful to eat. Soon, out pecks Pigeon, and they become fast friends. Cat is happy to share his box with Pigeon. But...

And though we had no money I was rich as I could be, in my coat of many colours that mama made for me. Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using...

Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in.But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap...

Join Frieda as she learns how to make a difference in the world! This is the story about a young girl named Frieda who embarks on a wonderful adventure to bring about positive change in the world. One day, Ana from the United Nations visits Frieda's...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration A powerful and compassionate introduction to homelessness, and the need for kindness, understanding and friendship. No one knows who Grace is. One day, she appeared in a shop doorway in a sleeping...

This is the story of a little boy called Alem who goes on an adventure. It's his birthday, but who knows where he can go to celebrate it?Maybe the bear, the fox, the treefrog or the bulldog know? But don't ask the dragon . . . or he will EAT you!About...

This is the story of a young boy's journey through Europe after escaping from the camp where he has lived all his life. Faced with a host of new experiences, David gradually begins to understand the world around him.Book InformationISBN...

An enchanting and magical story of kindness, from the highly regarded creator of Blue Kangaroo. When Bella opens her front door and finds an other-wordly, little stranger on the doorstep, her life changes forever! Cold, hungry and lost, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442450615Author Cynthia VoigtFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young ReadersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442490628Author Katherine RundellFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books...

Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious...

Now a major CBBC TV series. Joe All Alone won the Children's BAFTA award for Best Drama. It was also nominated for an Emmy and two other Children's BAFTA awards: Director and Young Performer.Home Alone meets Jacqueline Wilson - a heartwarming, humorous,...