The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. -- by Louise Borden (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In 1940, Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home as the German army advanced. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles, pedaling to Southern France with children's book...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Department of Housing and Urban Devlopment, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead (Organization - Governmental)
"As a part of the [Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction] Act, in 1991, the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control was established by HUD in order to bring together health and housing...
All Ages
Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart -- by Vera Williams (Author) (Book)
"Through a pastiche of poems and pictures, Williams presents an affecting portrait of two young sisters in a struggling family. In the opening entry, readers learn why older Essie is smart and why...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Engendering Forced Migration: Theory and Practice, Vol. 6 -- by Doreen Indra (Author) (Book)
"As the millennium approaches, war, political oppression, desperate poverty, environmental degradation and disasters, and economic underdevelopment are sharply increasing the ranks of the world's...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
More than Housing: Lifeboats for Women and Children -- by Joan Sprague (Author) (Book)
"Today, 40 percent of the homeless are single mothers and children; their numbers are increasing. More Than Housing is the first book focusing on a new housing type that responds to this growing...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Forest Hills Diary: The Crisis of Low-Income Housing -- by Mario Cuomo (Author) (Book)
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All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Almost a Hero -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"A boy who grows up in a harsh orphanage returns to it as a young man, determined to revenge himself on those who caused his suffering, only to find his feelings have changed." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Game of Silence -- by Louise Erdrich (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Her name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island in Lake Superior.It is 1850, and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Malign Neglect: Homelessness in an American City -- by Jennifer Wolch, Michael Dear (Authors) (Book - Parent)
Why are there so many people living in the streets today? Why are thousands more only a paycheck or two away from homelessness? In this book, Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear reveal how homelessness...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Simple Gift -- by Steven Herrick (Author) (Book)
"Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind. He finds a home in an...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)