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poverty

Books about poverty for readers of all ages.

Cover of Long Journey Home - Audio

Long Journey Home - Audio

Richard J. Delaney, David Rucker, Dr. Richard Delaney

Ages 8–14familyhomelessness

Cover of Tough Tiffany

Tough Tiffany

Belinda Hurmence

Ages 9–13resiliencefamily

Cover of Pink

Pink

Nan Gregory

Ages 4–8self-acceptancedisappointment

Cover of Ride the pine sapling

Ride the pine sapling

Beth Bland Engel

Ages 10–14familyresilience

Cover of The Great Depression

The Great Depression

Riordan, James

Ages 12–16resiliencefamily

Cover of The rag coat

The rag coat

Lauren A. Mills

Ages 4–10povertyfamily love

Cover of Clover Moon

Clover Moon

Jacqueline Wilson

Ages 9–14grief and lossfamily

Cover of Money hungry

Money hungry

Sharon G. Flake

Ages 10–15povertyfamily

Cover of Crosswire

Crosswire

Dotti Enderle

Ages 10–14family bondsresilience

Cover of A diamond in the dust

A diamond in the dust

Carla Joinson

Ages 9–14self-discoveryfamily

Cover of Street corner dad

Street corner dad

Gibbons, Alan

Ages 10–15familyresilience

Cover of The Diary of Ma Yan

The Diary of Ma Yan

Ma Yan, Pierre Haski

Ages 9–15educationpoverty

Cover of The Homeless

The Homeless

Ages 14–18homelessnesspoverty

Cover of Poor is just a starting place

Poor is just a starting place

Leslie J. Wyatt

Ages 9–14povertyfamily resilience

Cover of Millie

Millie

Troon Harrison

Ages 9–13historical fictionresilience

Cover of Hoagie's Rifle-Gun

Hoagie's Rifle-Gun

Miska Miles

Ages 7–12kindnesspoverty

Cover of Annie Always

Annie Always

Iris Revesz Rodak

Ages 8–12resiliencepoverty

Cover of January 1905

January 1905

Katharine Boling

Ages 10–14familychild labor

Cover of Some glad morning

Some glad morning

Faye Gibbons

Ages 10–14family resiliencepoverty

Cover of Macaroni boy

Macaroni boy

Katherine Ayres

Ages 9–13familyperseverance

Cover of Allumette

Allumette

Tomi Ungerer

Ages 5–12orphanspoverty

Cover of Joe Rat

Joe Rat

Mark Barratt

Ages 10–15survivalpoverty

Cover of Hetty Feather

Hetty Feather

Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt

Ages 9–13resilienceindependence

Cover of Yossi's Goal

Yossi's Goal

Ellen Schwartz

Ages 8–12perseverancepoverty