poor children

"Everybody was rooting for Jonathan Conyers after seeing his profile on Humans of New York went viral and sparked millions in donations to the Brooklyn Debate League. The kid who went from struggling to read to being a breakout star on his high school debate team, thanks to a life-changing friendship with his transgender debate coach, captured the heart of America. Jonathan's story highlights the important role teachers play in opening up worlds of opportunity for the most vulnerable students. In I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here, Jonathan shares the full story of his incredible journey escaping the precarious circumstances he was born into, and the teachers, mentors, and guides who helped him along the way. Born into a family crippled by addiction and homelessness, Jonathan 'failed' kindergarten and was told he would never succeed academically. But instead, Jonathan found ways to defy the limited expectations placed upon him by building a village to save his own life, and realize his dream to get into medical school"--Provided by publisher.

Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an eleven-year-old, New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both of their lives.

"Learn how educators combine research with proven practices and actions to disrupt the adverse effects of poverty on students' academic achievement and lives"--.

Rex Ogle recounts his first semester in sixth grade in which he and his younger brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies and he was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex's is a compelling story of a more profound hunger--that of a child for his parents' love and care.

The author reveals the daily humiliation of having to announce that he participated in his school's free lunch program all through sixth grade, drawing attention to his family's poverty. While constantly hungry, Ogle also recounts how much he craved the love of family in the face of his parents' abuse and brutality.

Examines the philosophies and practices of the American education system, arguing that low student test scores result from a mistaken emphasis at the elementary level on context-free reading skills and strategies rather than content-rich curricula that give students knowledge about the world.

Young Prince Edward and Tom Canty, a pauper boy who looks just like the royal youth, both learn something about "pleasures and palaces" when they accidentally switch places in sixteenth-century England.

Discusses the history of child poverty in the United States, examining the roots of the problem, the social welfare system, and the lasting effects of growing up poor.

"[Adapted from the original book], eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness"--Provided by publisher.

Tale of prince and pauper, identical in appearance, who change places as a prank.