Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Poverty & Homelessness

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from...

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Armando's family is pepenadores, trash pickers, living off things they can use, recycle, and sell from the city trash dump. Armando works with his father to help support the family, but he also finds things for himself--pencil stubs, a notebook, and an old paint set--with which to write and paint. One summer Senor David arrives and begins teaching school on a blue tarp spread on the ground. Armando's parents finally decide that learning may help him find different work when he grows up, so he begins attending the blue tarp school. The children learn to read and write in Spanish and...

When Ari's mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother, Gage, would stay together always, and that Ari would go to Carter, the middle school for gifted students. So when nineteen-year-old Gage decides he can no longer live with their bossy guardian, Janna, Ari knows she has to go with him. But it's been two months, and Gage still hasn't found them an...

The Tiniest Tree in the Christmas tree lot can't wait to fulfill his destiny in a family's home on Christmas Day, but after a few weeks he finds himself passed over and sent to the bargain area. Will he ever regain his faith and fulfill his destiny?

Join the tiniest tree, the grumbling tree and the wise old tree as they discover the Christmas Spirit is a matter of the heart and attitude. It's a heartwarming story that reminds us Christmas isn't about where you are, or what you have. Christmas is about finding joy within through faith in God, regardless of circumstances.

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One day, friends and neighbors from all over come to help make Wilson's plans come true. Everyone volunteers to pitch in to make Gigi's house safe, clean, and pretty.

Inspired by a friend's volunteerism, author Julia Durango tells a story of community and togetherness, showing that by helping others we help ourselves. Further information about Labor of Love, United Way, and Habitat for Humanity is included at the end of the book.