Poverty & Homelessness

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763642846Author Maribeth BoeltsFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm)...

When an aid worker brings a life-changing gift to Kato's Ugandan village, he finds something beautiful to give her in return In a small Ugandan village, Kato wakes early to start the long, barefoot trek beyond his village and along fields dotted with...

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.AwardsNominated for New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781536229608Author Lindsay EagarFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S...

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...

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874836028Author Heather ForestFormat PaperbackImprint August House PublishersPublisher August House PublishersWeight(grams) 159g

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,...

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 9780440412427Author Cornelia CornelissenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell...

Winner of: 2014 Christopher Award, Books for Young People 2014, ILA Primary Fiction Award 2015, MLA Mitten Award Honor, Human Rights in Children's Literature Honor. With humor and warmth, this children's picture book raises awareness about poverty and...

For fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander, a poignant and timely novel about race, class, and second chances.Ever since T'Shawn's dad died, his mother has been struggling to keep the family afloat. So when he's offered a spot on a prestigious diving...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2003.Book InformationISBN 9780064408196Author Gloria WhelanFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint...

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...

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 9781536204681Author Lindsay EagarFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S...

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...

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...

Winner of:2014 Christopher Award, Books for Young People2014 ILA Primary Fiction Award2015 MLA Mitten Award HonorHuman Rights in Children's Literature HonorWith humor and warmth, this children's picture book raises awareness about poverty and hungerBest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593114452Author Frances Hodgson BurnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm)...

One of Edutopia's "25 Essential Middle School Reads from the Last Decade," NPR Best Book of 2018, Bank Street List for Best Children's Books of 2019, Named to the Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher List, Maine's Student Book Award List, Louisiana Young...

a In this story illustrating the reality of childhood hunger and food insecurity, Lulu invites kids into her world to help them understand what it's like to battle the Hunger Monster. Lulu and the Hunger Monster delivers the right message at the right...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512420999Author Valeria CisFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lerner Publishing GroupPublisher Lerner Publishing Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631987250Author Erik TalkinFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Free Spirit PublishingPublisher Free Spirit PublishingWeight(grams) 286g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399539022Author Danielle SvetcovFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Puffin BooksPublisher Puffin BooksWeight(grams) 129g

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.Book InformationISBN 9780140504422Author Barbara Shook HazenFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House...

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 &...

From the New York Times best-selling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves, told from the perspectives of two biracial sixth graders living in a homeless shelter. At...

Sometimes it's hard to stay positive: when you live in an old school bus instead of a normal house; when you have mostly just bread and ketchup to eat; and especially when you have to go to a new school where all the other kids already have friends. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395664155Author Eve BuntingFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 216mm * 224mm * 3mm

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionFrom the award-winning author of Small Mercies, named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews"I've decided that some people put out fires and leave the world cold and hopeless and others nurse the...

"Reminiscent of Louis Sachar's Holes with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily transport readers somewhere special." --School Library Journal (Starred review) When you come from Nowhere, can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 3-5) 2005 and Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2005 and Golden Sower Award (Young Adult) 2003...

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

I See You is a wordless picture book that depicts a homeless woman who is not seen by everyone around her - except for a little boy. Over the course of a year, the boy is witness to all that she endures. Ultimately, in a gesture of compassion, the boy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802854803Author Anna BaccelliereFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

"Reminiscent of Louis Sachar's Holes with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily transport readers somewhere special." -School Library Journal (Starred review)When you come from Nowhere, can you ever...