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Book cover of PATINA
PATINA
By: jason reynolds | Published: October 2018

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National...

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds. Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons—to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to ever since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY she’s not able to live with her “real” mom any more: her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her mom’s legs will one day take her away forever. And so Patty’s also running for her mom, who can’t. But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds, it’s building up a pretty bad attitude as well. Coach won’t tolerate bad attitude. No day, no way. And now he wants Patty to run relay…where you have to depend on other people? How’s she going to do THAT?

Theme: Diversity, Poverty, #BlackLivesMatter, BIPOC

  • ISBN
    9781481450195
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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PIECING ME TOGETHER
By: renee watson | Published: February 2017

Theme: Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781681191058
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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$23.99
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PLACE TO STAY
By: erin gunti | Published: August 2019

A young girl feels anxious about her first night at shelter, but Mama has an idea... With a little imagination, can hey find comfort together in this...

A young girl feels anxious about her first night at shelter, but Mama has an idea... With a little imagination, can hey find comfort together in this new place to stay?

Theme: Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781782858256
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$12.99
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PROMISE BLANKET
By: bill richardson | Published: August 2019

A stone when it's thrown can damage, can break, but nothing can shatter the promise I make. So begins the poem a mother writes on a scrap of paper....

A stone when it's thrown can damage, can break, but nothing can shatter the promise I make. So begins the poem a mother writes on a scrap of paper. She wraps the paper around a stone and places it in a basket to give to her daughter on her first birthday. They are poor, but the mother is determined that gifts will be given when gifts need giving. She keeps her promise, and the Promise Basket, too. Every time there is a need for gifts, the mother finds a pretty stone to tie up with paper and ribbon, and gives it to her daughter in the basket. She continues the tradition over the years until her daughter has a baby of her own... The love between a mother and her daughter is celebrated in this lyrical story from Bill Richardson, featuring colorful illustrations by Slavka Kolesar.

Theme: Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781773060897
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Picture Book - Advanced
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$17.95
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Book cover of QUEEN ON OUR CORNER
QUEEN ON OUR CORNER
By: lucy christopher | Published: October 2021

Nobody notices the queen on the corner. Nobody, that is . . . except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is...

Nobody notices the queen on the corner. Nobody, that is . . . except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is a warrior queen, with many battles fought and won. When, one day, danger comes to the street and the queen on the corner sounds the alarm, the little girl must find a way to thank her. Can she galvanize the community and turn the queen's corner into a home?

Theme: Empathy, Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781911373889
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Picture Book
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RUN & GUN
By: eric howling | Published: August 2019

Fourteen-year-old Griffin Finch attends school on scholarship and is struggling to stay on the basketball team. Knowing he has to step up his game,...

Fourteen-year-old Griffin Finch attends school on scholarship and is struggling to stay on the basketball team. Knowing he has to step up his game, Griffin spends the summer playing basketball on a street court for a team called the Running Rebels in the hardscrabble Toronto neighbourhood of Regent Park. Griffin's hoop skills are taken to the next level by playing alongside streetball stars — especially Fly Davis, the best player in the league. But a summer of fast, high-scoring play ends with Griffin running home, frightened by violence in the street. Griffin makes his school team and persuades Fly to apply for a scholarship to his school. Having Fly on the team inspires Griffin's teammates and helps increase their team's chance of winning. But opposing ideas of how basketball should be played lead to a standoff between Fly and Coach, and Fly quits the team. How can Griffin convince Coach and the rest of his team that they need to play run-and-gun basketball to win? And can he bring together his schoolmates and his friends from Regent Park?

Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, Sports - Basketball, Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781459414594
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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$12.95
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SAFE HARBOUR
By: christina kilbourne | Published: November 2019

As crazy as her father's plan sounds, sticking to it is easy for Harbour - until it isn't. Fourteen-year-old Harbour is living in a tent in a...

As crazy as her father's plan sounds, sticking to it is easy for Harbour - until it isn't. Fourteen-year-old Harbour is living in a tent in a Toronto ravine with her dog, a two-month supply of canned tuna, and an unconventional reading list. She's not homeless, she tells herself. She's merely waiting for her home - a thirty-six-foot sailboat - to arrive with her father at the helm. Why should she worry when the clouds give her signs that assure her that she's safe and protected? When her credit card gets declined, phone contact from her father stops, and summer slips into a frosty fall, Harbour is forced to face reality and accept the help of a homeless teen named Lise to survive on the streets. Lise shows Harbour how to panhandle and navigate the shelter system while trying to unravel Harbour's mysterious past. But if Harbour tells her anything, the consequences could be catastrophic.

Theme: Poverty, Libraries

  • ISBN
    9781459745186
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY
By: diane oneill | Published: September 2021

Theme: Poverty

  • ISBN
    9780807572368
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$25.99
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SHELTER
By: lois peterson | Published: October 2021

Part of the Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this book answers the questions young people have about homelessness and its causes, effects,...

Part of the Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this book answers the questions young people have about homelessness and its causes, effects, possible solutions and what we can all do help.

Theme: Poverty, Activism

  • ISBN
    9781459825536
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Social Studies - Issues (economic, Political And Social)
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$24.95
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Book cover of SUBJECT TO CHANGE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
By: karen nesbitt | Published: February 2017

Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance at school,...

Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself.

Theme: LGBTQ2S+, Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781459811461
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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$14.95
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TEDDY BEAR
By: david mcphail | Published: August 2005

A teddy bear, lost by the little boy who loves him, still feels loved after being rescued by a homeless man.

Theme: Poverty

  • ISBN
    9780805078824
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Picture Book
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Book cover of TELL ME WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
TELL ME WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
By: chelsea sedoti | Published: April 2024

There are stories about the woods around Salvation Creek and the people who have gone missing. Now their friend is one of them. A riveting,...

There are stories about the woods around Salvation Creek and the people who have gone missing. Now their friend is one of them. A riveting, fast-paced YA mystery told entirely through first person police interviews of four teens over the course of a few hours. It was all her idea. They would get away from their parents and spend the weekend camping. Down by Salvation Creek, the five of them would make smores, steal kisses, share secrets. But sometime around midnight, she vanished. Now the four friends who came back are under suspicion--and they each have a very different story to tell about what happened in the woods. The clock is ticking. What are they hiding? Who is lying? Dark truths must come to light if their friend is to be found... Told entirely through first-person police interviews, this riveting mystery asks: what really happened that night? Perfect for: Fans of Holly Jackson and Jennifer Lynn Barnes Mysteries and police procedurals People looking for young adult books best sellers Also by Chelsea Sedoti: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett As You Wish It Came from the Sky Praise for Chelsea Sedoti: "Easy to read and hard to put down."--VOYA on As You Wish "A dark, comedic mystery about a girl's quest for proof that ultimately helps her discover some truths about herself." --Justine on The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett "[A] quirky, intelligent novel." --Booklist on It Came from the Sky

Theme: Thriller, Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781728280127
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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THIRST
By: varsha bajaj | Published: April 2023

Theme: Diversity, India, Poverty, Activism

  • ISBN
    9780593354414
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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$12.49
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Book cover of THIS IS MY BAG
THIS IS MY BAG
By: roxanne chester | Published: October 2023

An unhoused person carries a bag through the streets, to a shelter, to a house, to the subway, and the park. With each changing location, the...

An unhoused person carries a bag through the streets, to a shelter, to a house, to the subway, and the park. With each changing location, the protagonist and their bag also changes, reflecting the various faces and reasons for homelessness and asking the reader to contemplate themes of community, self-reliance, and the meaning of "home."

Theme: Poverty

  • ISBN
    9781223187181
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Picture Book - Advanced
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$21.95
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THOSE SHOES
By: maribeth boelts | Published: June 2009

"In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid’s-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale...

"In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid’s-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale force." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy’s grandma says they don’t have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren’t much fun, and Jeremy soon sees that the things he has — warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend — are worth more than the things he wants.

Theme: Poverty, Character Education

  • ISBN
    9780763642846
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$11.99
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