Books that Center Homelessness for YA Readers Part 4

Published on 19 December 2025 at 19:54

The series centering poverty and homelessness continues with books for young adult readers! There have been some cruel statements made in the American media and actions taken by the U.S. government that target unhoused individuals in recent months. In response to those words and actions, we're sharing resources for folks in need of food, shelter, or other supplies, ways young adult readers can support people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity, and books you can read that discuss these topics either in fictional or nonfictional contexts.

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10 YA Books that Center Poverty and Homelessness

  1. Can't Get There from Here by Todd Strasser
  2. More Than Money: How Economic Inequality Affects Everything by Hadley Dyer
  3. Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya
  4. My Good Man by Eric Gansworth
  5. Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
  6. The Getaway by Lamar Giles
  7. Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
  8. Home and Away: One Writer's Inspiring Experience at the Homeless World Cup by Dave Bidini
  9. Almost Home by Kevin Ryan
  10. Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee

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