Homelessness and Food Insecurity Books for Children and Teens

Updated March 25, 2026
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Girl in pieces
Glasgow, Kathleen
Audiobook
Learning to breathe
Mather, Janice Lynn
Paper Book
A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Amelia Bloomer List's 2019 Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers A Governor General's Literary Award Finalist A Junior Library Guild Selection A Sheila A. Egoff Children...
On Our Street: Our First Talk about Poverty
Roberts, Jillian
Paper Book
A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Streetexplores the realities of people living with inadequate resources. Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and refugee status as they are connected to this issue. Insightful quotes from...
A place to stay : a shelter story
Gunti, Erin
Paper Book
"An expertly written, child-centred text which can be used to explore the many different traumas that force families into homelessness and to seek places of sanctuary" - Amnesty International UK This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the...

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