Social Themes - Poverty & Homelessness
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Esperanza Rising
$7.99 Add to cartA timeless immigration story and beloved, award-winning modern classic, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Esperanza thought she’d always live a privileged life on her family’
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: May 01, 2002
- ISBN10: 043912042X
- Language: English
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24 Hours in Nowhere
$8.99 Read more“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 (… [more below]
- Author: Bowling, Dusti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1454940166
- Language: English
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A Duet for Home
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial si
- Author: Glaser, Karina Yan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 05, 2022
- ISBN10: 0544876407
- Language: English
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Fly Away Home
$9.99 Add to cartA homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.
- Author: Bunting, Eve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 22, 1993
- ISBN10: 0395664152
- Language: English
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Shelter
$16.99 Add to cartA heart-wrenching middle grade debut that considers homelessness from one girl’s perspective and explores deep truths about the resounding impact of empathy. Perfect for fans of One for the Murphys an… [more below]
- Author: Matheson, Christie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0593376382
- Language: English
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I Like, I Don’t Like
$16.00 Add to cartNational Council for the Social Studies-Children’s Book Council: 2018 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
An eye-opening introduction to an important issue The UN Convention on the Ri- Author: Baccelliere, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: March 06 2017
- ISBN10: 080285480X
- Language: English
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What Is Given from the Heart
$19.99 Add to cartCORETTA SCOTT KING – JOHN STEPTOE ILLUSTRATOR AWARD FOR NEW TALENT WINNER
This final, magnificent picture book from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissa- Author: McKissack, Patricia C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0375836152
- Language: English
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Home
$16.99 Add to cartIn the brown house, Claire and Wes were home. But home turned to nowhere and nowhere turned to anywhere. Then somewhere finally came, and finally, always.
This lyrical story is timely and thoughtful- Author: Lippert, Tonya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1433836866
- Language: English
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Esperanza Renace (Esperanza Rising) (Scholastic Gold)
$7.99 Add to cartA Mexican “Grapes of Wrath,” based on a family story, from the award-winning author of Riding Freedom.
Esperanza Ortega tiene todos los tesoros que una chica pueda desear: hermosos vestidos, una linda
- Author: Ryan, Pam Muñoz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 01, 2002
- ISBN10: 0439398851
- Language: Spanish
