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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
After their trailer home and all their belongings are burned, twelve-year-old Ember and her Wiccan family move to a lakeside campground where Ember's anguish over losing her dog, as well as her friendship with the boy she fears started the fire, stops her from making new friends and moving on.
Author
Publisher
The Evansville Christian Life Center
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
"Jeremiah had quite an adventure discovering a world beyond the walls of his village, Cheddarton. Through the process he also discovered a friend, a flood, and that 'when we work together we all get better.' Join him in this picture book designed to spark family discussions on poverty"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Believing his long-absent father is missing and leaving clues behind through geocaching, Zig, thirteen, relies on his love of electronics, a garage sale GPS unit, and his best friend, Gianna, to search for answers.
Author
Series
Abby in between volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Abby McAdams grapples with changes in her home life, her body, and her perspective on the world as she navigates fourth grade.
5) Stay
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Piper's life is turned upside down when her family moves into a shelter in a whole new city. She misses her house, her friends, and her privacy--and she hates being labeled the homeless girl at her new school. But while Hope House offers her new challenges, it also brings new friendships, like the girls in Firefly Girls Troop 423 and a sweet street dog named Baby. So when Baby's person goes missing, Piper knows she has to help. But helping means finding...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
The school year is over, and it is summer in Atlanta. The sky is blue, the sun is blazing, and the days brim with possibility. But Leah feels lost. She has been this way since one terrible afternoon a year ago when everything changed. Since that day, her parents have become distant, her friends have fallen away, and Leah's been adrift and alone. Then she meets Jasper, a girl unlike anyone she has ever known. There's something mysterious about Jasper,...
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.--
Author
Series
Running out of time volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Zola, who has a surprising connection to Jessie, discovers that she is stuck in a fake utopian future, and that those around her are counting on her to help them escape.
10) A duet for home
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's June's first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren't enough, she also can't bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she's not about to give it up now. Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door. Can he and June work together to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
14) Hold fast
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless--and it is up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father.
15) Lucky strikes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Set in Depression Era Virginia, this is the story of orphaned Amelia and her struggle to keep her siblings together"--
Author
Series
Priscilla volume 2
Publisher
Charles Bruce Foundation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The second of a four part series of chapter books for elementary school children and their grownups, Priscilla and the Snow Fort traces the steps of five young people and their beloved Priscilla. Personal stories unfold. Characters expand. And the troubling reality of loving folks experiencing homelessness become clear. This adorable book takes the reader on a gentle journey through some pretty tough real life terrain. -- Amazon.com summary
Author
Series
Priscilla volume 1
Publisher
Charles Bruce Foundation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An endearing novel about five young children, a charismatic compassionate woman, and the perils of homelessness. As the children fall madly in love with Priscilla, they begin to wonder about the story of their mentor. The children's homes are filled with everyday drama and excitement. Priscilla teaches life lessons that help them cope and find joy - as well as a sense of community. -- Amazon.com summary.
Author
Series
Priscilla volume 4
Publisher
Charles Bruce Foundation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The final installment in a four part series about an enchantingly lovable woman who lives in a park. Priscilla, her friends and their parents expose - in smaller more digestible bites - the truth about homelessness and just how difficult it is to overcome.
This fourth book shows how Priscilla and her friends deal with powerful people - those who care and those who do harm.
Series
Priscilla volume 3
Publisher
Charles Bruce Foundation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The third book in a four-part series, Priscilla and her following of loving school children are divided when their little world falls under the grip of the global COVID-19 pandemic. How do kids learn? How do people survive - housed or otherwise - when it's not safe to be near each other? This fanciful tale of Priscilla and her friends delves deep into the reality students faced starting in 2020 and continuing through the following school year. Parks,...
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