homeless persons

The students of Chavez High feel the weight of their conscience after they bullied, harassed, and teased a homeless man hours before his death.

After the death of their mother, nineteen-year-old Gage and his younger sister eleven-year-old Ari struggle to keep their promise to their mother that they will stay together, but when Gage is unable to find a home for the two of them, Ari is forced to make a difficult decision.

"When the town sheriff discovers the exact location of 'Wanderville,' the orphans who live there--Jack, Frances, Harold, Alexander, and their new friends--must flee their home in the woods"--Provided by publisher.

Contains essays about homelessness, discussing tent cities, the impact on families and children, homeless people and support systems, access to technology for help, and more.

Focuses on the plight of homeless children living in rural areas and comments on the failure of human service industries to adapt and provide the support needed.

Living in an old car with her brother and mother after her father leaves to find work, Angie struggles to cope with the difficulties of life as a homeless person until she discovers slam poetry as a vehicle for expressing herself.

On a bike outing to the abandoned houses by the old cement mill, Delsie and her friend Todd discover one of the houses is not empty--and a ghost dog haunts the area.

Examines and provides real-life accounts of urban poor families living in Mumbai, India.

Francesca Dunn, an adolescent child of divorce, is serving meals in a shelter when Chester, a homeless man, begins worshipping her because of a vision he had, and Francesca must deal with hordes of followers, a profiteering friend, her scientist mother, and Chester, who believes he is her protector.

"When twelve-year-old Nell and her best friend, Lydia, are forbidden to see each other, they hatch a plan to spend their summer days in an abandoned miniature golf course, where they soon find others in search of a home"--Provided by publisher.