Poverty & Homelessness
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Coyote Queen
$18.99 Add to cart“Winningly intense.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A powerful novel of tremendous empathy and optimism.” –Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist
“Exquisitely written and painfully r
- Author: Vitalis, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: 10-Oct-23
- ISBN10: 0063314401
- Language: English
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Excluded: How Snob Zoning, Nimbyism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don’t See
$30.00 Add to cartAn indictment of America’s housing policy that reveals the social engineering underlying our segregation by economic class, the social and political fallout that result, and what we can do about it
T- Author: Kahlenberg, Richard D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: 11-Jul-23
- ISBN10: 1541701461
- Language: English
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The Meth Lunches: Food and Longing in an American City
$30.00 Read moreJames Beard Award-winning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in America.
Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table–eating, h- Author: Foster, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1250278775
- Language: English
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Maid for It
$17.99 Read moreFrom the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and “heart-wrenching” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about a girl who, in a desperate bid to keep her family afloat, takes over her mom… [more below]
- Author: Sumner, Jamie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1665905778
- Language: English
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Sometimes, a Tiger
$18.99 Read moreA moving picture book by Z.B. Asterplume about imagination and kindness.
Dario’s day starts like many others: There’s not much to eat. But today, the pantry has a surprise as a tiger emerges and accomp- Author: Asterplume, Z. B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1250823447
- Language: English
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The Bright Side
$18.99 Read moreThis endearing picture book about making the most of any situation is also a heartfelt and meaningful portrait of houselessness that’s just right for young children.
Sometimes it’s hard to stay positi- Author: Otis, Chad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0593530624
- Language: English
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The Family Under the Bridge
$8.99 Add to cartThe heartwarming and memorable Newbery Honor-winning book about finding family in the unlikeliest places, featuring artwork by beloved illustrator Garth Williams. This classic middle grade novel is a
- Author: Carlson, Natalie Savage
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 12, 2019
- ISBN10: 0064402509
- Language: English
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Food for Hope: How John Van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry
$19.99 Add to cartHunger continues to be an international problem. This true story of how one ordinary person did something extraordinary shows how everyone can do something to make a difference.
Readers will feel en
- Author: Gottesfeld, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 195435424X
- Language: English
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Someplace to Call Home
$9.99 Add to cart2021-2021 Texas Bluebonnet Master List. 2020 Women Writing the West Willa Award (tied for 1st place). In 1933, what’s left of the Turner family–twelve-year-old Hallie and her two brothers–finds itse… [more below]
- Author: Dallas, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1585364150
- Language: English
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A Little Princess
$18.00 Add to cartAlone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to settle in and make friends at boarding school. But when she learns that she’ll never see her beloved father gain, her life is turned upside down. Tr… [more below]
- Series: Puffin in Bloom
- Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0147513995
- Language: English
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Thirst
$17.99 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited- Author: Bajaj, Varsha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 19, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593354397
- Language: English
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How to Steal a Dog
$8.99 Add to cartDon’t miss Barbara O’Connor’s other middle-grade work–like Wish; Wonderland; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more!
Half of me was- Author: O’Connor, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0312561121
- Language: English
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Poverty, by America
$30.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: bec
- Author: Desmond, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593678540
- Language: English
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Hello, Mister Blue
$19.99 Add to cartA day in the park sparks an unlikely connection between a young girl and a street musician without a home. From acclaimed author-illustrator Daria Peoples, Hello, Mister Blue is a powerful picture bo
- Author: Peoples, Daria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 30, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063206757
- Language: English
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Free Lunch
$9.95 Add to cartInstead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a wealthy school district, better-off kids crowd impatiently behind him as he tries to explain to the ca… [more below]
- Author: Ogle, Rex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1324016949
- Language: English
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The Salt Path: A Memoir
$19.00 Add to cart“Polished, poignant… an inspiring story of true love.”—Entertainment Weekly
A BEST BOOK OF 2019, NPR’s Book Concierge
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD
OVER 400,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE The true- Author: Winn, Raynor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0143134116
- Language: English
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Bea and the New Deal Horse
$19.99 Add to cartThis lyrical middle grade historical novel set during the Great Depression from award-winning author L. M. Elliott is a moving tale of the spirit of American persistence, found family, and the magical
- Author: Elliott, L. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 006321900X
- Language: English
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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
$12.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl, a boy from Zimbabwe, and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.
It started as an assignment. Caitlin had never even he- Author: Ganda, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 03, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316241334
- Language: English
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Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
$22.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community–by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New
- Author: Kidder, Tracy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 16, 2024
- ISBN10: 1984801457
- Language: English
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
$20.00 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE WINNER – NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A “vivid and devastating” (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl–from acclaimed journalist Andrea Elliott
“From its first indelible pages- Author: Elliott, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: May 24, 2022
- ISBN10: 0812986954
- Language: English
