Poverty & Homelessness

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Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil Horatio, and is brilliant at memorising facts and trivia. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises...

'A SLUMDOG, FEEL-GOOD TREASURE FIND' Daily MailNow adapted into a Bafta-nominated film directed by Steven Daldry and written by Richard Curtis.Raphael lives on a dumpsite, eking out a living sifting through rubbish. One unlucky-lucky day, he makes an...

Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning author New York Times #1 bestselling author The highly anticipated second novel from Angie Thomas returns to the world of Garden Heights for a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech - and fighting...

Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers Winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Award Shortlisted for the Children's Book Ireland Award, Irish Books Award and the Polari Prize Nominated for the Carnegie Medal When Aideen...

Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning...

It was a love story. Me, Gemma and junk. I thought it was going to last forever. Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down. She wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, finally, you have to come down. Melvin Burgess' most...

A beautiful hardback edition of one of the most gorgeous, funny and heartbreaking novels ever written.'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the first line of this timeless, witty and enchanting novel about growing up.Cassandra Mortmain lives with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665918534Author Cynthia VoigtFormat PaperbackPage Count 1936Imprint Atheneum BooksPublisher Atheneum BooksWeight(grams) 1656gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 145mm...

Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere.Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored sister, Rose, her fading glamorous stepmother, Topaz, her little brother Thomas, and...

AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY BASED ON REAL EVENTS ABOUT FINDING THE COURAGE TO CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY. In the outskirts of Bihar's Red Light District, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time. Her father plans to sell her into the sex trade to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618957064Author Uri OrlevFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 11mm

'A story with great heart, and wisdom, which shows the healing power of true friendship' Ele Fountain, author of Boy 87. Written with humour and heart, Sofa Surfer looks at what it means to be homeless. Malcolm Duffy's debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060757380Author Paul ZindelFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

A neglected girl's chaotic coming-of-age becomes a trending new hashtag in a novel about growing up and getting away by an award-winning author. Underprivileged and keenly self-aware, SoCal fourteen-year-old Layla Bailey isn't used to being noticed...

'A story with great heart, and wisdom, which shows the healing power of true friendship' Ele Fountain, author of Boy 87. Written with humour and heart, Sofa Surfer looks at what it means to be homeless. Malcolm Duffy's debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad...

NOW A MAJOR FILM BY STEPHEN DALDRY AND RICHARD CURTISRaphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it.Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael's world turns...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737315759Author Russ ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Finding Forward BooksPublisher Finding Forward BooksWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788492918690Author Angie ThomasFormat PaperbackImprint UranoPublisher UranoWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 135mm * 30mm

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Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer. ...

2020 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers-YALSA/ALA"An empathetic tale that treats homelessness with respect and makes it visible."-Kirkus ReviewsSeventeen-year-old Abby Lunde and her family are living on the streets. They had a normal life back...

Anda loves Coarsegold Online. The massively-multiplayer role playing game is a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, and a hero. But things become a lot more complicated when Anda befriends a gold farmer - a poor Chinese kid whose job is to collect...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536208825Author Sonya HartnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375832604Author Catherine Ryan HydeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 187gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536206432Author Sonya HartnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for National Book Award for Young People's Literature 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781536231113Author Kenneth M. CadowFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739469221Author Naser AliFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Naser AliPublisher Naser AliWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538382608Author Max HowardFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint West 44 BooksPublisher West 44 BooksWeight(grams) 408g

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During the long, hungry years of the Great Depression, Harper Flute's family struggles to cope with life on the hot, dusty land. Her younger brother Tin seeks refuge in the contrast of an ancient subterranean world. A world that nurtures but - as...

As crazy as her father's plan sounds, sticking to it is easy for Harbour - until it isn't. Fourteen-year-old Harbour is living in a tent in a Toronto ravine with her dog, a two-month supply of canned tuna, and an unconventional reading list. She's not...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781382055543Author Patrice LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Oxford Children'sPublisher Oxford Children's

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938463877Author Michael MichaudFormat HardbackPage Count 382Imprint Bitingduck PressPublisher Bitingduck PressWeight(grams) 689gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735264264Author L B TillitFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint My Easy Read Books, LLCPublisher My Easy Read Books, LLCWeight(grams) 336g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988390024Author P D WorkmanFormat PaperbackImprint P.D. WorkmanPublisher P.D. WorkmanWeight(grams) 566g