Poverty & Homelessness

A family saga spanning fifty years and three generations, which takes the reader from the France of the Golden Age to poverty-stricken post-war Shanghai via the re-imagined rural China of the Cultural Revolution.Ah-Mei and her French grandmother, Nainai,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957481237Author Kate HanneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Applecore BooksPublisher Applecore Books

A New York Times Notable Children's Books selection. The moving story of one boy's refugee experience in the Syrian Civil War and the birds who help him on the road to emotional healing Behind Sami, the Syrian skyline is full of smoke. The boy follows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368019422Author Sharon FlakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award 2020.Book InformationISBN 9780375836152Author Patricia C. MckissackFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Schwartz &...

An extraordinary tale of two teenagers who were never meant to be friends, this page-turner transports readers to a bustling market in Ghana's capital city where one friendship transforms two lives.When Faiza, a migrant girl from northern Ghana, and...

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...

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...

A gorgeously cosy fantasy novel from the acclaimed author of The Apprentice Witch series and The Spell Tailors - perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and Diana Wynne Jones. Mara lives with her father in a...

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...

The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of...

In the brown house, Claire and Wes were home. But home turned to nowhere and nowhere turned to anywhere. Then somewhere finally came, and finally, always. This lyrical story is timely and thoughtful, depicting the life of two children thrust into...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2011.Book InformationISBN 9780312561123Author Barbara O'ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint St Martin's...

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,...

The Middle East Book Award winner and Governor General's Literary Award finalist inspired by Kabul, Afghanistan's first library bus is now in paperback! It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368019415Author Sharon FlakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 208mm...

A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at himJoe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can't be depended on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432888268Author Christina SoontornvatFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint Thorndike Striving ReaderPublisher Thorndike Striving ReaderWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432865948Author Ann BradenFormat HardbackPage Count 342Imprint Thorndike Press Large PrintPublisher Thorndike Press Large PrintWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Bks for Younger Children) 2010. Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Grades K-3) 2011.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780688152857Author DyAnne DiSalvo- RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536213119Author Jennifer Richard JacobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781536229608Author Lindsay EagarFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593382066Author Onjali Q. RaufFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)Publisher Random House USA...

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award In this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing. The desperate search...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781571316905Author Jutta RichterFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Milkweed EditionsPublisher Milkweed EditionsWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Tayshas Reading 2009.Book InformationISBN 9781416925064Author Senior Executive Julie HearnFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Atheneum Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399539022Author Danielle SvetcovFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 129mm *...

From the New York Times bestselling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534485082Author Janet FoxFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm *...

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...

A beautifully illustrated, magical retelling of one of the most beloved children's fairy tales. Jealous of her beauty, Snow White's stepmother sends her to the forest, never to return. Alone and afraid, Snow White makes seven kind friends who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805078824Author David M McPhailFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Square FishPublisher Square FishWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 201mm * 3mm

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards 2020 (Canada).Book InformationISBN 9781459825567Author Eric WaltersFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Orca Book...

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...

Now available in paperback, this timely coming of age novel takes on the controversial issues of fracking and environmental protection.Stay away from my woods.Eleven-year-old Fern doesn't have the easiest life. Her stepfather is out of work, and she's...

This stunningly beautiful picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a family's fortitude as they discover the meaning of home.Eliza Wheeler's gorgeously...