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1) Holes
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
2) Almost home
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English
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Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.
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NPM - YA Tough Topics
NYT - Young Adult Paperback
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NPM - YA Tough Topics
NYT - Young Adult Paperback
Randolph Staff Favorites - May 2023
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As she struggles to recover and survive, seventeen-year-old homeless Charlotte "Charlie" Davis cuts herself to dull the pain of abandonment and abuse.
5) Crenshaw
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"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
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Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, Muthi and Arul, the group forms a family of sorts. And while making a living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the...
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Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family. Ted Hammond learns that in a very small town, there's no such thing as an isolated event. And the solution of one mystery is often the beginning of another.
10) Hold fast
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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.
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Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer.
12) Worse than weird
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[2020]
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First edition.
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English
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"A story of a citywide scavenger hunt and a girl who learns that family--and weirdness--is relative."--publisher
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2018.
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English
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In nineteenth-century England, after her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem.--
15) Stranded
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2020.
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English
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After a string of bad luck, Kipp takes a woman up on her generous offer of free room and board, but he soon learns that things are not as they seem.
16) Dear Librarian
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2021.
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First edition.
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English
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In this story based on the author's life, a young homeless girl finds a different kind of home in the library.
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2012.
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First edition.
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English
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Brought to Moscow in 1990s Russia by his mother's abusive boyfriend, five-year-old Mishka is forced by a gang of homeless children to lie and steal until he finds comfort and love with a pack of dogs. Includes historical note.
18) Stay
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[2019]
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First edition.
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English
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Shares the story of Piper, a girl who just moved into a homeless shelter in a new city, and Baby, a dog who lives in the park with his person, but when Baby loses his person it is up to Piper to make sure Baby is not taken away for good.
19) Take out
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Sigrid is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the deaths of two homeless men in the West Village. The police at first assume an overdose, until they realize that one of the men shows no signs of drug use. Then when containers of poisoned takeout food are found nearby, Sigrid's case is suddenly much more complicated. As Sigrid investigates, she uncovers an intriguing...
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2020.
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English
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A child tries to understand the life of a man he has seen sleeping under a bridge. The boy s mother patiently answers his questions and explains how people s life paths can be so different. The child observes the things he has in common with the man and wonders where his own path will lead.
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