Poverty & Homelessness
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Afternoon of the Elves
$7.99 Read moreA Newbery Honor Book
Janet Taylor Lisle’s captivating Newbery Honor book explores how, like frien
An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year- Author: Lisle, Janet Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1481499092
- Language: English
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The End of the Wild
$7.99 Read moreThis 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- Author: Helget, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 26 2018
- ISBN10: 0316245135
- Language: English
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Three Little Words
$12.99 Read moreAn inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent in the foster care system, and how she triumphed over painful memories and real-life horrors to ultimately find her own… [more below]
- Author: Rhodes-Courter, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 05 2009
- ISBN10: 1416948074
- Language: English
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The Teddy Bear
$9.99 Read moreThe little boy and his teddy bear were always together. Every night, when the little boy went to sleep, his teddy bear was right there next to him. When the little boy went on a trip, his teddy bear
- Author: McPhail, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0805078827
- Language: English
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On Our Street: Our First Talk about Poverty
$16.95 Read moreA gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources.
Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, home
- Series: World Around Us
- Author: Roberts, Jillian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1459833406
- Language: English
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Money Hungry (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)
$12.99 Add to cartThe mesmerizing story of one girl’s struggle to break her family’s cycle of poverty is reissued with an arresting new cover.
Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just abo- Author: Flake, Sharon G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1368019420
- Language: English
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Golden Arm
$19.99 Read moreIn this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks finds himself pitching his way out of poverty–one strike at a time. By “a premier author of provocative
- Author: Deuker, Carl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0358012422
- Language: English
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Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
$20.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water.
At 28 year… [more below]- Author: Harrison, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1524762865
- Language: English
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Lulu and the Hunger Monster (Tm)
$16.99 Read more“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 Hung
- Series: Food Justice Books for Kids
- Author: Talkin, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1631985469
- Language: English
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An Invisible Thread
$8.99 Add to cartFrom #1 New York Times bestselling authors Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski comes the young readers edition of an unbelievable memoir about an unlikely friendship that forever changed the lives of a… [more below]
- Author: Schroff, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 1534437282
- Language: English
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Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty
$32.65 Read moreTwo groundbreaking sociologists explore the way the American dream is built on the backs of working poor women
Many Americans take comfort and convenience for granted. We eat at nice restaurants, orde
- Author: Freeman, Amanda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1620977427
- Language: English
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Wildfire
$10.95 Read moreBridgewood is having one of the hottest summers on record. Despite the strict ban, fires have been popping up all over town and it’s starting to look like arson.
Dylan O’Connor gets pulled into the mi
- Series: Orca Currents
- Author: Loughead, Deb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1459837045
- Language: English
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The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills
$19.00 Add to cart“We hear plenty about the widening income gap between the rich and the poor in America and about the expanding distance separating the haves and the have-nots. But when detailing the many things that … [more below]
- Author: Ansell MD, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 255
- Publish Date: June 16 2021
- ISBN10: 022679671X
- Language: English
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Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock
$18.99 Read moreThe adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, come to life in this inspiring picture book biography.
What if you wrote a story about a detective, and he became th- Series: Who Wrote Classics
- Author: Bailey, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0735269254
- Language: English
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A New Coat for Anna
$8.99 Read more“A fresh and moving story of a mother’s dedication to acquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna’s mother decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for th… [more below]
- Author: Ziefert, Harriet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 12 1988
- ISBN10: 0394898613
- Language: English
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Lost: The Powerful Story of Two Siblings Trying to Survive Extreme Poverty
$13.95 Read moreTHE POWERFUL STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS TRYING TO SURVIVE EXTREME POVERTY BY THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF REFUGEE 87
LOLA’S LIFE IS ABOUT TO BECOME UNRECOGNISABLE. SO IS LOLA. Everything used to be co- Author: Fountain, Ele
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 178269255X
- Language: English
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Elizabeti’s Doll
$11.95 Read moreA young Tanzanian girl finds a special doll, and realizes how much she loves the doll when she almost loses her.
Upon the arrival of her new baby brother, Elizabeti decides she needs a doll she can car
- Series: Elizabeti
- Author: Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1584300817
- Language: English
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You Can’t Win
$16.00 Read moreThe favorite book of William Burroughs. A journey into the hobo underworld, freight hopping around the still Wild West, becoming a highwayman and member of the yegg (criminal) brotherhood, getting hoo
- Author: Black, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 279
- Publish Date: April 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1902593022
- Language: English
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Madani’s Best Game
$17.99 Read moreA heartfelt book featuring a neighborhood soccer team and its determined young star, who has a secret plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks.
No one plays soccer like Madani. When the ball l- Author: Pintadera, Fran
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0802855970
- Language: English
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Beyond Homelessness, 15th Anniversary Edition: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement
$39.99 Read moreWhat would the world look like if everyone had a home?
The rise in homeless encampments. The destruction of our planet. The disconnection from place caused by capitalism and t- Author: Bouma-Prediger, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 433
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0802883362
- Language: English
