Poverty & Homelessness

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)...

Adrian Simcox tells anyone who will listen that he has a horse - the best and most beautiful horse anywhere. But Chloe does NOT believe him. Adrian Simcox lives in a tiny house. Where would he keep a horse? He has holes in his shoes. How would he pay...

The heart-warming new story about family and friendships from Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Applegate. Life is tough for ten-year-old Jackson. The landlord is often at the door, there's not much food in the fridge and he's worried that any...

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

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...

Fifteen-year-old Aaron lives amongst the rubbish piles in the slums of Cairo.His job? To collect broken glass.His life? Wasted.His hope? To find a future he can believe in . . .About the AuthorAnna Perera was born in London to an Irish mother and Sri...

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.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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780064403337Author Clyde Robert BullaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 86g

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 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 9780689875892Author George Ella LyonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster

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 9781536213119Author Jennifer Richard JacobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

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 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 9781571316905Author Jutta RichterFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Milkweed EditionsPublisher Milkweed EditionsWeight(grams) 200g

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 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 *...

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 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.Book InformationISBN 9780545299893Author Blue BalliettFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Scholastic PaperbacksPublisher Scholastic PaperbacksWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm)...

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.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.AwardsWinner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction) 2015. Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2015.Book InformationISBN...

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...

"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.Book InformationISBN 9781416967965Author Ellen HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 216gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 9mm

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683371588Author Valerie TrippFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint American Girl Publishing IncPublisher American Girl Publishing IncWeight(grams)...

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...

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...

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...

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)...