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• Last Stop on Market Street

  de la Pena, Matt,

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  Like still waters, de la Peña (A Nation's Hope) and Robinson's (Gaston) story runs deep. It finds beauty in unexpected places, explores the difference between what's fleeting and what lasts, acknowledges inequality, and testifies to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Place to Stay

  a Shelter Story

  Gunti, Erin,

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  This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who, with her mother's help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Every House, on Every Street

  Hitchman, Jess,

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  Houses may appear different on the outside, but what happens inside matters a lot. The child narrating the story tells readers about the various rooms in her house and the way her family uses them.

• What We'll Build

  Plans for Our Together Future

  Jeffers, Oliver,

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  A father and his young daughter gather their tools and begin building a future where love can be set aside until it is needed, enemies become friends, and exploration is key.

• In Our Mothers' House

  Polacco, Patricia

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  This gem of a book illustrates how love makes a family, even if it's not a traditional one. The narrator, a black girl, describes how her two Caucasian mothers, Marmee and Meema, adopted her, her Asian brother, and her red-headed sister.

• The Blue House

  Wahl, Phoebe,

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  Both Leo and his father are angry and sad when their landlord says their old house will be torn down, but soon they find a way to make their new house feel like home.

• Shelter

  Matheson, Christie,

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  While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Almost Home

  Bauer, Joan, 1951-

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  Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.

• Pride

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,

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  It's a truth universally acknowledged that when rich people move into the hood... the first thing they want to do is clean it up," begins this Pride and Prejudice retelling that stands solidly on its own while cleverly paralleling Austen's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Same, Same but Different

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  Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both love to climb trees, have pets, and go to school. Their worlds might look different, but they were…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Duet for Home

  Glaser, Karina Yan

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  Following the unexpected death of her father, her mother's subsequent retreat into silence, and an eviction, viola-playing June Yang and her Chinese American family move to Huey House, a Bronx shelter for unhoused people.

• A Soft Place to Land

  Marks, Janae,

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  Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job.

• When We Make It

  Velasquez, Elisabet,

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  Sarai uses verse to navigate the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, questioning the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Halsey Street

  Coster, Naima,

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  Penelope Graves is in Pittsburgh, trying to establish herself as an artist. She is also trying to establish herself as, well, herself-reconciling herself to her heritage. Her father is African American, and her mother is Dominican.

• No Fixed Address

  Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964-

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  Twelve-year-old Felix's appearance on a television game show reveals that he and his mother have been homeless for a while, but also restores some of his faith in other people.

• This Side of Home

  Watson, Renée

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  Twins Nikki and Maya Younger always agreed on most things, but as they head into their senior year they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new--white--family that moves in after their…Read moreRead more of this annotation