Shelter

Key Selling Points

• Shelter answers the often difficult questions young people have about homelessness in a straightforward, compassionate and age-appropriate way.
• There are approximately 750,000 people experiencing homelessness in the United States and 350,000 in Canada.
• Homelessness is regularly in the news cycle as communities discuss and debate how to address the problem. All levels of government are spending millions of dollars addressing the issue.
• The author brings personal stories from her experience working at a homeless shelter and introduces us to some unhoused people.
• The book challenges young readers to think about homelessness from a different perspective and gives them examples and practical ways they can take action and help in their own communities.
• Features full-color illustrations and photos.