Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
Ages: 11+
Interests: history, Jewish history, WWII, war, Holocaust, racism, homelessness More
Milkweed
28 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: family, history, Holocaust, homelessness, Jewish history, mental illness, orphans, Poland, racism, violence, war, Warsaw, WWII
Maniac Magee
20 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, movies 9+ Tags: city life, homelessness, misfits, orphans, racial tension, running away from home, sports, violence
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
Age: 9+
Interests: family, city life, orphans, misfits, homelessness, racial tension
Also by this author: Wringer, Milkweed, Stargirl, Loser, Eggs
Other books about racism in America: One Crazy Summer, The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963, Smoky Night, Amos Fortune, Free man More
Way Home
14 Jun 2012 Leave a comment
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GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1994
Libby Hathorn, text
Gregory Rogers, illustrations
Andersen Press, 1994
30 pp.
Age: 8+
Interests: poverty, city life, homelessness
Rarest Kind of Best 