Poverty & Homelessness
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
$18.99 Add to cartTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IS NOW A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING AMY ADAMS, GLENN CLOSE, AND GABRIEL BASSO
“You will not read a more important book about America this
- Author: Vance, J. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 01, 2018
- ISBN10: 0062300555
- Language: English
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Poverty, by America
$20.00 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… [more below]
- Author: Desmond, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0593239938
- Language: English
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Poverty, by America
$28.00 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… [more below]
- Author: Desmond, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0593239911
- Language: English
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Nickel and Dimed (20th Anniversary Edition): On (Not) Getting by in America
$18.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted
Millions of Americans work full- Author: Ehrenreich, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 01, 2021
- ISBN10: 1250808316
- Language: English
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On the Come Up
$15.99 Add to cartThe YA love letter to hip-hop–streaming on Paramount+ September 23, 2022! Starring Sanaa Lathan (in her directorial debut), Jamila C. Gray, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Method Man, Mike Epps, Ga
- Author: Thomas, Angie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0062498584
- Language: English
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The Things We Hold
$19.95 Add to cartA tender picture book about a young girl navigating housing insecurity–a beautiful reminder to always lead with kindness and empathy.
At first glance, you wouldn’t guess that Lilly holds a lot inside.
- Author: Lewis-Porter, Vanessa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1643795023
- Language: English
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Johnny Sox
$12.99 Add to cartEvery parent hopes to raise a child who is kind, compassionate, and confident.
Johnny Sox: Warm Feet, Warm Hearts
is a gentle bedtime story about noticing others and helping in small but meaningful way
- Author: Sox, Johnny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 30
- Publish Date: March 01 2026
- ISBN10: 1637778570
- Language: English
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Ghostbread
$24.95 Add to cart“When you eat soup every night, thoughts of bread get you through.” Ghostbread makes real for us the shifting homes and unending hunger that shape the life of a girl growing up in poverty during the 1
- Series: The Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction
- Author: Livingston, Sonja
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0820336874
- Language: English
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Home of the Brave: A Fina Mendoza Mystery
$19.99 Read moreBreak-ins, vandalism, fires — everyone blames a homeless man they call “the Bear.” Everyone except 11-year-old detective Fina Mendoza. Solving this mystery will take bravery she didn’t know she had.
F
- Series: The Fina Mendoza Mysteries
- Author: Felde, Kitty
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798999286413
- Language: English
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Poverty Abolitionists: Faith, Activism, and Hope for Difficult Times
$27.00 Add to cartThe United States and the world have made dramatic progress against poverty in recent decades, but the second Trump administration has thrown progress into reverse. David Beckmann calls us to push bac
- Author: Beckmann, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 28 2026
- ISBN10: 9798216275893
- Language: English
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The Yellow Postcard: A Story about Food and Community
$18.99 Read moreA joyous picture book following a young girl’s journey through her neighborhood to pick up a community food box, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street and Saturday at the Food Pantry.
Yellow- Author: Allen, Savannah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 11 2026
- ISBN10: 0593695070
- Language: English
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The Brunch Shift
$18.99 Read moreA beautiful story about a single mother who must take her daughter to work with her at the diner on Saturdays. To make it fun, the two spin imaginative stories–and they are the stars! A Chair for My … [more below]
- Author: Thurman, Adrienne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 25 2026
- ISBN10: 0593808177
- Language: English
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Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America
$20.00 Add to cartNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker
In the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, a “remarkably vivid…deeply empathetic” (Los Angeles Times) story that follows a single mother of si- Author: Hobbs, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1668034832
- Language: English
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La Bondad Brilla En La Oscuridad / Kindness Glows in the Dark
$9.99 Add to cart“Captures a memorable friendship while gently tackling difficult subjects” – Kirkus Reviews
A story about how a little bit of kindness can go a long way.
“Please, don’t tell anyone,” says Kamil.
Nube pr
- Author: Valle, Gama
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 9798888599495
- Language: Spanish
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Placeless: Homelessness in the New Gilded Age
$31.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, a longtime housing activist presents a vivid and myth-breaking account of why homelessness endures in contemporary America…
Millions of people are affe- Author: Markee, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1685891675
- Language: English
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Gather
$10.99 Add to cart“A heartfelt novel about the challenges of youth and the value of community.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Ian Gray isn’t supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn’t happen end up
- Author: Cadow, Kenneth M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1536239917
- Language: English
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Paper Things
$9.99 Read more“Will engender empathy and understanding of a serious and all-too-real problem. Jacobson’s story is poignant but never preachy.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
When forced to choose betwee- Author: Jacobson, Jennifer Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 076369441X
- Language: English
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Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition
$17.95 Add to cartNow in a 25th anniversary edition, featuring a foreword from bestselling author Rob Henderson of the Manhattan Institute and a new postscript from Theodore Dalrymple.
“A classic for our times. It is a- Author: Dalrymple, Theodore
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 30 2026
- ISBN10: 9798216390701
- Language: English
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I Am Human Too: 14 Unexpected Lessons from the Wisdom of Homeless People
$19.99 Add to cart“Few books have captured the humanity behind homelessness with such honesty and urgency. I Am Human Too is raw, real, and profoundly moving.” – New York Times Magazine
“A piercing look at homelessness
- Author: Murphree, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: October 15 2025
- ISBN10: 9798998816833
- Language: English
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Kindness Glows in the Dark
$17.99 Add to cartA story about how a little bit of kindness can go a long way.
“Please, don’t tell anyone,” says Kamil.
Nube promises.
Nube knows someone has been stealing from her family’s garden, and she’s determined
- Author: Valle, Gama
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 9798888599150
- Language: English
