Poverty & Homelessness

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884488378Author Anne C. BromleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Tilbury House,U.S.Publisher Tilbury House,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...

"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...

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 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 9781250091666Author Katherine ApplegateFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

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 9780395664155Author Eve BuntingFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 216mm * 224mm * 3mm

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 Reader's...

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 9781683371588Author 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.AwardsNominated for New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781536204681Author Lindsay EagarFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S...

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 9780874836028Author Heather ForestFormat PaperbackImprint August House PublishersPublisher August House PublishersWeight(grams) 159g

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...

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 9780064403337Author Clyde Robert BullaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 86g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780439120418Author Pam Munoz RyanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 363g

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 9781442457225Author Todd StrasserFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

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...

After a family tragedy results in the loss of both father and home, twelve-year-old Nora lives with her mother in Manila's North Cemetery, which is the largest shantytown of its kind in the Philippines. When her mother disappears mysteriously one...

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...

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...

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 9781534457003Author Jamie SumnerFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

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...

The only beautiful thing in Ivy's drab life is her glorious red hair. At a young age, her locks made her the target of Carroty Kate, a 'skinner'. She recruited Ivy to help her coax wealthy children away from their nannies so that she could strip them of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823456666Author Hilary Horder HippelyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 459gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997643404Author Dori StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Dori's StoriesPublisher Dori's StoriesWeight(grams) 354g

Published in 1989 to wide acclaim, Come the Morning was one of the first novels for older children to treat the problem of homelessness realistically. Fifteen years later, with unemployment and poverty on the rise again and homeless families haunting the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692300763Author Karta MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Shout Mouse Press, Inc.Publisher Shout Mouse Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250877611Author James BirdFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 192mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645385547Author Mark DantzlerFormat HardbackPage Count 38Imprint Orange Hat PublishingPublisher Orange Hat PublishingWeight(grams) 422g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644913543Author Antonio SacreFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Teacher Created MaterialsPublisher Teacher Created MaterialsWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734010534Author Ginger SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 36Imprint CDP PublishingPublisher CDP PublishingWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736021200Author Cheryl NorthnessFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Isabella Machell Publishing & DesignsPublisher Isabella Machell Publishing &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765608326Author Kathryn WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Lerner Publishing GroupPublisher Lerner Publishing Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781625280008Author K C FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Corvallis PressPublisher Corvallis PressWeight(grams) 200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952800023Author Debra Ann HarkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Purple Owl PublishingPublisher Purple Owl PublishingWeight(grams) 216g