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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Birdie discovers cash in an abandoned house she thinks it could be the answer to her and her mother's problems, but she wonders about the people who left that money behind and tries to figure what is best for her family and what is the right thing to do.
4) Burn
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he'd hired to help on the farm ... Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to. The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can't help but...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living in harsh poverty during a brutal Idaho winter, Jack searches for the drug money that sent his father to prison in order to keep his brother out of foster care, while Ava, under the control of her merciless father, makes a wrenching choice to help the brothers survive.
Jack Morton has nothing left. Except his younger brother, Matty, who he'd do anything for. Even die for. Now with their mother gone, and their funds quickly dwindling, Jack needs...
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the Depression, a rural black family deeply attached to the forest on their land tries to save it from being cut down by an unscrupulous white man.
Author
Series
Wizenard volume 1
Publisher
Granity Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A struggling team of kids from a poor neighborhood is transformed by the appearance of a mysterious coach.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As the new year approaches, best friends Ronny, whose family is in financial trouble, and Josefina, who has a big audition at a prestigious music academy, must learn how to depend on one another and their community when things get tough"--Provided by publisher.
9) Tyrell
Author
Publisher
PUSH
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who's living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he doesn't end up in jail like his father.
11) Maddi's fridge
Author
Publisher
Flashlight Press
Language
English
Description
Maddi's fridge is almost empty, while Sophia's fridge is full of food. How can Sophia help her friend Maddi without breaking her promise not to tell anyone?
13) Season one
Author
Series
Publisher
Granity Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their losing streak. Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym itself seems to be working against him in magical ways. Before Reggie can...
14) Sed
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Minni vive en la parte m̀s pobre de Mumbai, con acceso limitado a agua potable y horas de espera para usar el grifo comunal. ¿ltimamente, el acceso est̀ amenazado por cortes de agua y, como Minni descubre una noche, por ladrones. Sin embargo, en el edificio donde trabaja al servicio de una familia privilegiada, tienen agua potable y hasta una piscina en el techo. Un d̕a Minni se encuentra con el jefe de la mafia del agua. ¿Debe denunciarlo,...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Cutie Grackle is used to being different--she lives alone on a mountain with her feeble-minded uncle, and when she's not sucking pebbles to trick her stomach into feeling full, she's chatting with a weathered garden gnome for company. But having a flock of ravens follow you is more than just different. Cutie worries the birds are connected to the curse Uncle Horace tends to mutter about. And she's right. The ravens present her with a fortune from...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A lyrical, poignant middle grade novel about embracing change, accepting help from others, and finding a place to call home. Perfect for fans of Raymie Nightingale. Lizzie St. Claire wants to be invisible. Forced to move out of her home, she and her mom now live in a transitional housing shelter, Good Hope, until they can get back on their feet. Lizzie just wants to keep her head down at Good Hope and her new school, so she doesn't have to admit the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can't afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way--with a little help from...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A girl longs for her mother's attention. But Mummy is always busy helping everyone else and their children! Day by day, the narrator recalls what it was like growing up with her mother, who was a nanny, as well as a friend, baker, maker, teacher, cleaner and more. As the youngest in her family, the girl stayed home and helped amuse the children her mother looked after. She went along on trips to the Caribbean greengrocer in their Brooklyn neighborhood,...
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