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Children’s Literature on Homelessness

The Miami-Dade Public School System compiled the following list of books dealing with the tragedy of homelessness.

 

Ackerman, K.

Anderson, M.  

Barbour, K.  

Beckelman, L.  

Brown, M.  

Carlson, N.  

Colman, H.  

da Costa Nunez, R.  

da Costa Nunez, R.  

Ferrel, F.  

George, J.C.  

Gottlieb, D.  

Griffin, P. R.  

Grove, V.  

Hahn, M.D.  

Harris, M. J.  

Herzig, A.C., & Mali, J. L.   Holman, F.   Howe,

J.   Hughes, D.  

Johnson, S.  

Jones, A.  

Haufman, C., & Kaufman, G.  

Mazer, H.  

Myers, W. D.  

Nelson, T.  

Paulsen, G.  

Pinkwater, J.  

Powell, E. S.  

Rosen, M.  

Rylant, C.  

Sedak, M.  

Spanglar, R.  

Spinelli, J.  

Stevermer, C.  

Thompson, C.  

Tolan, S.  

Voight, C.  

Williams, R.  

Wojciechowski, S.

 

 

The Leaves in October  

The Unsinkable Molly Malone  

Mr. Bow Tie  

The Homeless  

Stone Soup  

The Family Under the Bridge  

Rich and Famous Like My Mom  

Cooper's Tale  

Our Wish  

Trevor's Place  

The Missing Gator of Gimbo Limbo   Seeing Eye

Willie   Hobkin  

The Fastest Friend in the West  

December Stillness  

Come in the Morning  

Sam and the Moon Queen  

Secret City, USA  

Dew Drop Dead  

Family Pose  

One of the Boys  

Street Family  

Hotel Boy  

Cave Under the City  

Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights

The Beggar's Ride  

The Crossing  

Tails of the Bronx  

A Change to Grow  

Home  

An Angel for Soloman  

We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, Mandy’s House 

Maniac Magee  

River Rats  

The Paper Boy Prince  

Sophie and the Sidewalk Man  

Homecoming  

Our Tree House  

Patty Dillman of Hot Dog Fame