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Books for Homelessness & Housing – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
156 books
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Paper Things
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Ari and her brother Gage are couch surfing and sneaking into shelters to stay together, all while Ari fights to keep her
Ages 10–14
Every Falling Star
Sungju Lee, Susan Elizabeth McClelland
For the teenager seeking a deeper understanding of global crises, this memoir offers a powerful look at survival, grit,
Ages 12–18
Seeing Through Clouds #2
Seeing Through Stones
Rajdeep Paulus
Two siblings flee a violent home for the streets of Chicago, balancing a desperate hope for a new future against the hea
Ages 13–18
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Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow
After losing everything, seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis must find the strength to leave the edge and piece her life ba
Ages 14–18
Garden Heights #2
On the Come Up
Angie Thomas
A teen girl tries to break into the hip hop scene to save her family from poverty while learning that speaking your trut
Ages 13–18
The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found
Dina Nayeri
Ten young refugees living in shipping-crate homes in Greece share their dreams and daily struggles through poetic words
Ages 8–14
Landscape with Invisible Hand
M. T. Anderson
Alien invaders brought free tech and cures for every disease, but they also took everyone's jobs, leaving Adam and Chloe
Ages 14–18
The Circle Opens #2
Street Magic
Tamora Pierce
A former street rat named Briar Moss must confront his difficult past when he encounters a young mage who desperately ne
Ages 10–14
Modern Faerie Tales #2
Valiant
Holly Black
Runaway Valerie finds a new home among squatters in the New York City subway, but she soon discovers her new friends are
Ages 14–18
Hawk #1
Hawk
James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet
In the ruins of New York City, seventeen-year-old Hawk has spent years waiting for parents who never returned, until a d
Ages 12–18
Thursday's Child
Sonya Hartnett
In the grit of the Great Depression, young Tin begins to tunnel beneath his family's shanty, slowly transforming into a
Ages 12–17
Ramona Blue
Julie Murphy
Standing six feet tall with blue hair, Ramona balances multiple jobs and family crises in her Mississippi trailer park w
Ages 14–18
Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder #1
First Thunder
Judd Winick
Superman faces a museum heist in Metropolis while Captain Marvel fights giant robots in Fawcett City as these two legend
Ages 10–15
The Agency #2
The Body at the Tower
Y. S. Lee
Disguised as a poor boy on a Victorian construction site, undercover agent Mary Quinn hunts a murderer while confronting
Ages 12–17
The Dollar Kids
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
A family moves to a struggling town to buy a house for just one dollar, hoping a new home can help them leave their heav
Ages 10–14
Stone Cold
Robert Swindells
Cast out of his home and living on the streets, Link finds himself in a fight for survival when homeless teenagers aroun
Ages 12–16
Lean on Pete
Willy Vlautin
Charley and a broken-down racehorse named Lean on Pete embark on a perilous trek from a Portland track to Wyoming in a g
Ages 14–18
33 Snowfish
Adam Rapp
Three young outcasts and a baby flee across a harsh landscape, clinging to one another as they search for a single chanc
Ages 14–18
The Midwife's Apprentice
Karen Cushman
A nameless orphan in medieval Europe begins a new life as a midwife's apprentice, uncovering her own strength despite he
Ages 10–14
Tillerman Cycle #1
Homecoming
Cynthia Voigt
Abandoned at a mall, Dicey Tillerman must lead her three younger siblings across Connecticut on foot to find a home and
Ages 10–14
Way Past Cool
Jess Mowry
On the tough streets of West Oakland, thirteen-year-old Gordon leads his gang through a world of danger where loyalty an
Ages 14–18
Keesha's House
Helen Frost
Seven teenagers seeking refuge tell their stories through poetry as they gather in a safe haven to build a new kind of h
Ages 13–18
Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli
An orphan survives the streets of Nazi-occupied Warsaw by his wits, finding hope in bread and angels while navigating a
Ages 10–14
Freaks and Revelations
Davida Wills Hurwin
Two lives collide in a moment of violence and meet again years later in an unforgettable true-life journey of survival a
Ages 14–18
