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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A step of faith A step of faith Andrea Higgins In 1974, a young preacher packed up his wife and young son and set off for a city called Durham, North Carolina, in hopes of starting a rescue mission to serve alcoholic men .... The couple's idea of… OL11704959W
Silent Night Silent Night Mary Higgins Clark When her husband was diagnosed with leukemia, Catherine Dornan and their two young sons accompanied him to New York, during the Christmas season, for a life-saving operation. Hoping to divert the boy… OL13064W
The Body in the Attic The Body in the Attic Katherine Hall Page Caterer Faith Fairchild and family are living in one of historic Cambridge, Massachusetts', venerable Brattle Street houses while the Reverend Tom teaches a course at the Harvard Divinity School and … OL14085W
Runaways Runaways Keith Elliot Greenberg Discusses why some young people run away from troubled homes and what can happen to them and tells the stories of several teenagers who found help at Noah's Ark, a shelter run by Sister Dolores Garta… OL14919477W
Season Of Joy Season Of Joy Virginia Carmichael As the holiday season approaches, wealthy CEO Calista Sheffield wants to give instead of receive. So she volunteers at a downtown Denver shelter, never expecting that her own scarred heart will be fi… OL17413958W
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
Uncertain Angels Uncertain Angels Kim Cates,Kimberly Cates The Millionaire’s Daughter Allison Crawford dwelt in a wonderland of mansions and private jets, far from the gritty reality of the streets that J.T. James knew too well. But from the moment the se… OL18181395W
Who do I talk to? Who do I talk to? Neta Jackson Gabrielle never expected her husband to change the locks on their Chicago penthouse, cancel her credit cards, and disappear with their two boys. As her life falls apart, Gabby hits on a possibility s… OL18551233W
Gracie's girl Gracie's girl Ellen Wittlinger As she starts middle school, Bess volunteers to work on the school musical in hopes of fitting in, but when she and a friend get to know an elderly homeless woman, Bess changes her mind about what is… OL24272W
The Princess of Fort Hill Shelter The Princess of Fort Hill Shelter Karta Morris Princess McKenzie lives in a homeless shelter with her father and her two brothers. Without telling her family, Princess sets out in search of her mother, who left the family a year ago. She ends up … OL26200867W
Let's talk about staying in a shelter Let's talk about staying in a shelter Elizabeth Weitzman Briefly describes various kinds of shelters for people without permanent homes and discusses how to deal with living in one. OL2627964W
Only one toy allowed Only one toy allowed Sharon Ottenbreit A teddy bear is abandoned when the little girl who owns him becomes homeless and can bring only one toy with her to the shelter. This book also includes a fund-raising idea called the Abandoned Child… OL27311892W
Tales of Pruit Almus Tales of Pruit Almus Robert Belenky "Tales of Pruit Almus describes how this home has become a monument to the spirited and humane way to raise children who are in need. Pruit Almus is a model of what may be possile for the United Stat… OL31195027W
Lives turned upside down Lives turned upside down Jim Hubbard Two girls and two boys, ages nine to twelve, talk about their own personal experiences with homelessness and life in shelters. OL3255404W
A sheltering love A sheltering love Terri Reed Who was the handsome stranger who'd saved her life - twice? That was what Claire Wilcox wanted to know, especially after she'd impulsively invited the man to stay at her shelter for runaways. She sen… OL5830356W
Going crazy till Wednesday Going crazy till Wednesday Jane Vogel Now a senior in high school, Becca is consumed by plans to organize an outdoor adventure program for children at the shelter where she volunteers, but a fire destroys their supplies before the progra… OL680569W
The Double Bind The Double Bind Christopher A. Bohjalian Throughout his career, Chris Bohjalian has earned a reputation for writing novels that examine some of the most important issues of our time. With Midwives, he explored the literal and metaphoric pla… OL7919826W
MIA MIA Debby Giusti Granted, he hadn't known her long, but returning war hero Jude Walker expected to eventually marry the woman he'd met during his last leave. Not find her missing. Or learn that her last known address… OL8029101W