Poverty & Homelessness
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The In-Between
$19.99 Read moreFor fans of Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle and Life in Motion by Misty Copeland, this middle grade memoir in verse with “stellar writing [and] perfect pacing” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) chroni… [more below]
- Author: Van Heidrich, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1665920122
- Language: English
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$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book of the Year
The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don’t even think exists–from a leading national poverty expert who “defies conventi… [more below]- Author: Edin, Kathryn J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 054481195X
- Language: English
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
$30.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE – NAMED ONE OF TIME‘S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE – One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new… [more below]
- Author: Desmond, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0553447432
- Language: English
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Stay
$9.99 Add to cartFans of Pax and A Dog’s Way Home will love this heartwarming story of a girl living in a shelter and the homeless dog she’s determined to reunite with his family, now available in paperback.
Piper’s li
- Author: Pyron, Bobbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 0062839233
- Language: English
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Trash: A Poor White Journey
$28.99 Add to cartHuman beings are not trash, and the system that enables humans to imagine each other as such needs to end.
Every day across the US, 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In
- Author: Monroe, Cedar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 235
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1506486274
- Language: English
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The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets
$28.99 Add to cartMore than four billion people–some 60 percent of humanity–live in debilitating poverty, on less than $5 per day. The standard narrative tells us this crisis is a natural phenomenon, having to do wit
- Author: Hickel, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 13 2018
- ISBN10: 0393651363
- Language: English
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Shigeru Ban Builds a Better World (Architecture Books for Kids): (Aapi Picture Books, Artist Books for Kids)
$19.99 Read moreEzra Jack Keats Award Nominee
“An effective invitation to children to join Ban in using creativity to solve big problems.” —The Horn Book A beautiful biographical picture book about architecture, so- Series: Art for Good
- Author: Saturno, Isadoro
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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A Shelter in Our Car
$11.95 Read moreZettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life in the United Sates, and they are forced to live in Mama’s car.
Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfort
- Author: Gunning, Monica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0892393084
- Language: English
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The Lucky Ones
$18.99 Read moreAward-winning author Linda Williams Jackson pulls from her own childhood in the Mississippi Delta to tell the story of Ellis Earl, who dreams of a real house, food enough for the whole family–and to … [more below]
- Author: Jackson, Linda Williams
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1536222550
- Language: English
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Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
$17.00 Add to cart*Finalist for the National Book Award*
*Finalist for the Kirkus Prize*
*Instant New York Times Bestseller*
*Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, New York Post, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness, Bustle, and… [more below]- Author: Smarsh, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1501133101
- Language: English
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One Small Thing
$18.99 Read moreAfter Raccoon’s home burns down in a lightning storm, his friends don’t know what they can do to help. Squirrel, Beaver, Mouse, Badger, and Rabbit all go back to their own homes, trying to focus on so
- Author: Arnold, Marsha Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1506483771
- Language: English
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Tyrell
$13.99 Add to cartAn astonishing new voice in teen literature, writing what is sure to be one of the most talked-about debuts of the year.
Tyrell is a young African-American teen who can’t get a break. He’s living (for … [more below]
- Author: Booth, Coe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0439838800
- Language: English
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The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found
$19.99 Add to cartNew York Times bestseller Karina Yan Glaser brings everyone’s favorite Harlem family back in this poignant fourth novel in the “delightful and heartwarming” (New York Times Book Review) Vanderbeekers
- Series: Vanderbeekers #4
- Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 358256194
- Language: English
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Great Joy
$12.00 Read more“Newbery Medalist DiCamillo spins a tale of compassion and holiday warmth.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A New York Times Bestseller
A Time Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year
Four starred reviews- Author: DiCamillo, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0763649961
- Language: English
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Four Feet, Two Sandals
$18.00 Read moreWhen relief workers bring used clothing to the refugee camp, everyone scrambles to grab whatever they can. Ten-year-old Lina is thrilled when she finds a sandal that fits her foot perfectly, until she… [more below]
- Author: Williams, Karen Lynn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 1, 2007
- ISBN10: 0802852963
- Language: English
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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself
$16.99 Add to cartWith more than 450,000 copies in print, When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation.
Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resource
- Author: Corbett, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 01, 2014
- ISBN10: 0802409989
- Language: English
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Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
$18.99 Read moreA high-stakes adventure full of heart and the power of words to create change in modern day Mumbai, from debut author Varsha Shah, winner of the Times/Chicken House competition.
Abandoned on the Mumbai
- Author: Shah, Varsha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1338875469
- Language: English
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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
$19.99 Add to cartPura Belpr Award WinnerIRA Notable Book for a Global SocietyNew York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and SharingEsperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–s… [more below]
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0439120411
- Language: English
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A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story
$9.99 Add to cartThis 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 factu… [more below]
- Author: Gunti, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 20, 2019
- ISBN10: 1782858253
- Language: English
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The Road to Wigan Pier
$18.99 Add to cartBefore he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England’s working class — an investigation that led him to examine democratic soci… [more below]
- Author: Orwell, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 18 1972
- ISBN10: 0156767503
- Language: English
