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1) Crenshaw
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary. --Provided by publisher.
2) Holes
Author
Series
Holes volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book tells the story behind bestselling author Danielle Steel's crusade to help the homeless of San Francisco. In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In this new memoir, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. For eleven years, she took to the streets with a small team...
Author
Language
English
Description
Maddy Donaldo, homeless at twenty, has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. She knows whom to trust, where to eat, when to move locations, and how to take care of her dog. It's the only home she has. When she unwittingly witnesses the murder of a young homeless boy and is seen by the perpetrator, her relatively stable life is upended. Suddenly, everyone from the police to the dead boys' parents want to...
5) Home
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Two children learn from their experiences of homelessness and uncertain housing that despite their living circumstances there are aspects of their lives that remain constant.
7) Almost home
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Public defender Julia Geary's star is rising, and now she's got her first murder case defending local denizen Ray Belmar in the death of a homeless man. But Julia's professional and personal challenges are mounting. First, she's assigned an intern whose arrogance is insufferable. Then, her widowed mother-in-law, whose home Julia and her son Calvin share, announces her plans to re-marry, meaning they'll have to find a new place to live. And to top...
10) Gathering prey
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
They call them Travelers. They move from city to city, panhandling, committing no crimes-they just like to stay on the move. And now somebody is killing them. Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter, Letty, is home from college when she gets a phone call from a woman Traveler she'd befriended in San Francisco. The woman thinks somebody's killing her friends, she's afraid she knows who it is, and now her male companion has gone missing. She's hiding out...
11) Fly away home
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom.
12) Mr. Stink
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
13) Pretty baby
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head... Despite her family's objections, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their home. Heidi spends the next few days helping Willow get back on her feet, but as clues into Willow's past begin to surface, Heidi is forced to decide how far she's...
14) Lockdown
Publisher
Uncork'd Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An angry mob, fed up with a deadly virus that has wiped out most of the population, attack a school to rid their city of those they suspect are spreading the disease. One man must rescue his sister and fight his way out, against the armed militia.
16) Dear librarian
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
No place is a permanent home for Lydia. But then one day, everything changes when her mom takes her somewhere new that sparkles with spectacular joy: the library.
17) The coat
Author
Publisher
Flyaway Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After receiving a perfect red coat from her sister, Elise gives her prized jacket to a child experiencing homelessness and discovers the joy of helping others.
18) Dragon tears
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Police Detective Harry Lyon is caught in a whirlwind of terror that threatens to sweep away not only him but his partner and everyone he loves.
19) Just gone
Author
Series
Publisher
Raven Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Angelique's work at a homeless shelter takes a strange turn when she encounters seven-year-old Jamal and his fantastic stories about a mysterious character named Jacky Wacky who looks out for vulnerable children.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Lee Gulliver never thought she'd find herself living on the streets--no one ever does--but when her restaurant fails, and she falls deeper into debt, she leaves her old life behind with nothing but her clothes and her Toyota Corolla. In Seattle, she parks in a secluded spot by the beach to lay low and plan her next move--until early one morning, she sees a sobbing woman throw herself into the ocean. Lee hauls the woman back to the surface, but instead...
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