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Chapter Books About Homelessness & Housing – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Chapter Books About Homelessness & Housing

Explore chapter books books about homelessness & housing for children.

127 books

Cover of The Great Jeff

Eighth grade becomes a battle for survival as Jeff deals with a new school, his mother’s job loss, and the looming threa

Cover of Trouble at Betts Pets

Trouble at Betts Pets

Fifth-grader Aaron faces a changing world as his family’s pet shop struggles and a new development threatens his communi

Cover of Skate

Seeking a fresh start away from a broken home, Ian and his younger brother flee to Washington State to track down their

Cover of Love from Anna Hibiscus!

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Love from Anna Hibiscus!

Atinuke

Anna Hibiscus visits her grandparents' village, where she makes a new friend in need and discovers the true meaning of b

Ages 6–9

Cover of Nearly Gone

A math prodigy living in a trailer park realizes she is the only person who can solve the lethal puzzles left by a seria

Cover of An Island of Our Own

An Island of Our Own

Three siblings on the brink of foster care follow a trail of mysterious photographs left by their great-aunt to find a l

Cover of Where You Belong

Where You Belong

Mary Ann McGuigan

Running away from home in 1963 leads thirteen-year-old Fiona to a black neighborhood in the Bronx, where a forbidden fri

Cover of Coster Girls & Mudlarks

Coster Girls & Mudlarks

Belinda Hollyer

Real interviews from the 1850s reveal the gritty daily lives, songs, and struggles of working-class children in Victoria

Cover of The Trouble with Half a Moon

The Trouble with Half a Moon

Danette Vigilante

Dellie tries to pick up the pieces of her broken family in the projects by befriending a neglected boy and finding hope

Cover of The Hidden Summer

The Hidden Summer

Forbidden from seeing one another, Nell and Lydia transform an abandoned miniature golf course into a secret summer sanc

Cover of Jack

Young Jack sets out on a journey to see the king and builds a parade of animal friends along the way in this rhythmic fo

Cover of If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity

If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity

Volunteers and families join forces to build walls and hope in these real-life accounts of the houses created through Ha

Cover of Sam and the Moon Queen

Sam and the Moon Queen

Alison Cragin Herzig, Jane Lawrence Mali

Sam finds a homeless girl living in his building and tries to find a way to provide food for her and help for her sick d

Cover of Money Hungry

Raspberry Hill #1

Sharon G. Flake

Haunted by memories of homelessness, thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill works tirelessly to save money while wondering if

Cover of This Home We Have Made

This Home We Have Made

Anna Hammond, Joe Matunis

A homeless child joins a magical parade through the city in search of a place to belong, inspired by a real community mu

Cover of Goodbye, Dove Square

Goodbye, Dove Square

Matt and his friends have moved to new apartments, but they are drawn back to their old neighborhood to save a friend le

Cover of Begging for Change

Raspberry Hill #2

Begging for Change

Sharon G. Flake

Desperate for security after being homeless, Raspberry Hill faces a crisis of conscience when her addicted father return

Cover of Daisy All Alone

Our Australian Girl: Daisy #1

Daisy All Alone

For the child curious about history and resilience, this story offers a window into family life and finding hope during

Cover of The Hidden Dragon

The Hidden Knife #2

The Hidden Dragon

Otter and her stowaway friend London must navigate pirate attacks and magical lands to save their kingdom, earning the t

Cover of Black Cat

Christopher Myers

Hip-hop poetry and gritty collage art follow a lone stray cat as it navigates the rhythmic, pulsing heartbeat of the mid

Cover of The Girl and the Seven Thieves

Twice Told Tales #1

The Girl and the Seven Thieves

Abandoned in a New York City alley by her stepmother, Eira must decide if she can trust a group of seven thieves to surv

Cover of Way Home

Shane carries a stray, nameless cat through the busy, dangerous city streets to the small corner of an alley they both c

Cover of Jack the Bum and the Halloween Handout

Jack the Bum #1

Jack the Bum and the Halloween Handout

For children starting to notice people in different circumstances, this gentle story explores homelessness through a len

Cover of Fly Away Home

A boy living in an airport with his father tries to stay invisible until he spots a trapped bird seeking a way out, spar

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