Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Berenstain Bears help the homeless The Berenstain Bears help the homeless Jan Berenstain The Bear Scouts fix up an old house for Widow McBear to turn into a homeless shelter. OL15884240W
The golden ghost The golden ghost Marion Dane Bauer On a bike outing to the abandoned houses by the old cement mill, Delsie and her friend Todd discover one of the houses is not empty--and a ghost dog haunts the area. OL16010123W
Maggie and Oliver, or, A bone of one's own Maggie and Oliver, or, A bone of one's own Valerie Hobbs A dog whose beloved owner has died and an orphaned ten-year-old girl find each other while enduring poverty and homelessness in early-twentieth-century Boston. OL16528522W
Shelter folks Shelter folks Virginia L. Kroll Joelle is embarrassed that her family has to move into a shelter, but when she gets to know the other people living there and they come to see her in a school play, she no longer feels ashamed. OL17847072W
Wolf Hollow Wolf Hollow Lauren Wolk Even Annabelle's small Pennsylvania town has been touched by the two world wars that ravaged the world, but day to day life there has been quiet until the day a new student, Betty Glengarry, comes to… OL19355319W
No angels No angels Robert Swindells The stories of two youngsters drawn into crime: Nikki, in the present day, and Nick, living in the middle of the 19th century. The parallels between their circumstances, and the reactions of society,… OL29255857W
Fly Fly Christopher Myers On the roof of his building, lonely Jawanza meets a homeless man who teaches him how to make friends with the sparrows and pigeons up there. OL550293W
Trouble at Betts Pets Trouble at Betts Pets Kelly Easton A number of changes are taking place in fifth-grader Aaron's life: business at the family pet shop is declining, forcing his parents to consider selling the store; luxury condominiums are going up on… OL5836237W
Darnell Rock reporting Darnell Rock reporting Walter Dean Myers DARNELL ROCK IS not the kind of kid who volunteers to write for the newspaper--it sounds too much like homework. But this is Darnell's last chance to pull himself together and make a positive contrib… OL98246W