school-students-homeless-48.html
0918 SEPTEMBER
49 / 76
recommended reads still a
family
: a story about homelessness by brenda re
eve
s sturgis a
family
has lost their home and must live in a
shelter
.
eve
n worse, due to a common
shelter
policy, her dad must live in a men's
shelter
, separated from her. despite these circumstances, the
family
still finds time to be together. the
family
under the bridge by natalie savage carlson armand relished his solitary life on the streets. he begged and did odd jobs for money. then one day, a struggling
family
walked into his life. though he tried to ignore their troubles, armand soon found himself caring for them. shoebox sam by mary brigid barrett delia and jessie spend saturdays with shoebox sam, who teaches them about making old shoes new again and helping those in need. the lunch thief by anne c. bromley rafael notices the new kid stealing lunches (including his), and uses his mom?s advice to use his voice and not his fists to resolve the problem. december by
eve
bunting simon and his mom live in the tiny card- board house they?ve built. on christmas
eve
, they don?t have much, but it?s more than the woman who comes knocking on their door has. fly away home by
eve
bunting a young boy talks about his and his fa- ther?s lives living in an airport, and has hope for himself when he sees a trapped bird find freedom. the lady in the box by ann mcgovern when two siblings discover a homeless woman living in their neighborhood, they discover how easy it can be to make a dif- ference in someone?s life. the can man by laura e. williams tim?s
family
is poor, but he really wants a skateboard. when he sees mr. peters, ?the can man,? who is homeless, collecting cans, tim gets the idea to collect cans also. tim really wants that skateboard, but a couple of encounters with mr. peters gives him pause about what to do with the money he?s earned. s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 4 9
homeless-school-program-50.html
