Description:
The New Kid at School: Moving from street to shelter to street, Hope finds herself shuffled from school to school. Shy, scared, too poor to dress the way her classmates do, and desperate to keep her misfortune a secret, Hope becomes the object of cruel jokes – until one classmate uncovers the truth. Unfortunately, by then, Hope’s off to another shelter and another school, leaving behind a classroom full of newly sympathetic children, determined never to judge another child by outward appearances. While the story is fictional, the lessons it teaches about the 1.35 million children in the US who experience homelessness in the course of a typical year - pre-Katrina, Rita, and Wilma - are not. Kids who read this story immediately connect with the injustice, empathize with Hope, and want to do something to help! No wonder HOPE makes me hopeful! In keeping with the effort to raise awareness and compassion, Lone Star Publications will be donating 10% of proceeds from HOPE book sales to the National Coalition for the Homeless. (Source: http://www.goodadvicepress.com/pci39/pci39.htm#hope).
Type of Resource:
Book
Publication Date:
2005
Location:
Washington