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Homelessness & Poverty Books

Books selected for readers looking for homelessness & poverty books.

Optimized for books about homelessness & poverty.

28 books. Added April 2, 2026.

  1. Where I LiveBrenda RufenerFits this list for its focus on homelessness.Shelf signal: Homelessness & Poverty for Teens
  2. Money Hungry (coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)Sharon Flake, Sharon G. FlakeFits this list for its focus on poverty.Shelf signal: Homelessness & Poverty
  3. Invisible SonKim JohnsonIncluded for strong black alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: YA Crime Thrillers
  4. RunnerCarl DeukerFits this list for its focus on homelessness and poverty.Shelf signal: YA Crime & Law
  5. Find LaylaMeg ElisonIncluded for strong coming alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Abuse & Trauma for Teens
  6. Born Behind BarsPadma VenkatramanIncluded for strong children alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Homelessness & Poverty
  7. Invisible ChildAndrea ElliottFits this list for its focus on poverty.Shelf signal: Poverty & Homelessness
  8. Saving RedSonya SonesIncluded for strong authors alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Novels in Verse for Teens
  9. GatherKenneth M. CadowIncluded for strong book club alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
  10. Born BlueHan NolanFits this list for its focus on homelessness and poverty.Shelf signal: Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
  11. Orbiting JupiterGary D. SchmidtIncluded for strong young alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: YA Orphan & Foster Stories
  12. When We RideRex OgleIncluded for strong year alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Novels in Verse for Teens
  13. HomecomingCynthia VoigtIncluded for strong award alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Runaway Stories
  14. Soundtrack: a NovelJason ReynoldsIncluded for strong coming alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Music Stories for Teens
  15. Just Kickin' ItJulie ThompsonIncluded for strong social alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Peer Pressure for Teens
  16. ThirstVarsha BajajIncluded for strong middle alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Homelessness & Poverty
  17. Don't Fail Me NowAdenrele Ojo, Una LaMarcheIncluded for strong family alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
  18. Last DominoAdam MeyerFits this list for its focus on homelessness and poverty.Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
  19. Kindness for WeaknessShawn GoodmanIncluded for strong survival alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Violence & Trauma
  20. Everywhere You Don't BelongGabriel BumpIncluded for strong civil rights alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Black Fiction
  21. No PlaceTodd StrasserIncluded for strong school alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Homelessness & Poverty for Teens
  22. Bridge of ClayMarkus ZusakIncluded for strong book club alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: YA Sibling Stories
  23. The Life I'm inSharon G. FlakeIncluded for strong stories alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Abuse & Trauma for Teens
  24. We Were HereMatt de la PeñaIncluded for strong friendship alignment with this homelessness & poverty list.Shelf signal: Runaway Stories