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A Shelter in Our Car Paperback – Picture Book, April 1, 2013

by Monica Gunning (Author), Elaine Pedlar (Illustrator)

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Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life in the United Sates. With Papa gone, Mama can't find a steady job that will sustain them and so they are forced to live in their car. But Mama's unwavering love, support, and gutsy determination give Zettie the confidence that, together, she and her mother can meet all challenges.Monica Gunning's moving and authentic story about homelessness in an American city was developed with the help of the Homeless Children s Network in San Francisco. Elaine Pedlar's strong and lively illustrations bring the story to life in vibrant chalk pastel."

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AD560L
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8.25 x 0.15 x 9.75 inches
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Lee & Low Books
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April 1, 2013
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0892393084
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978-0892393084
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The story is heart-wrenching and an eye opener to maybe those that do not have to live a life of indignities.The illustrations are done with chalk as cartoon-ish chunky characters. The colors are mainly muted and darker which adds to the overall sadness of the book. The book is targeted to 6+ and much discussion can take place with the reading and rereading of this book. Think about it and read this winner of a book. 5 stars! --Reading Authors

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Monica Gunning's moving and authentic story about homelessness in an American city was developed with the help of the Homeless Children s Network in San Francisco. Elaine Pedlar's strong and lively illustrations bring the story to life in vibrant chalk pastel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lee & Low Books (April 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0892393084
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0892393084
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 9 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD560L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.15 x 9.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #179,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #75 in Children's Homelessness & Poverty Books (Books)
- #385 in Children's Fiction on Social Situations
- #1,387 in Children's Self-Esteem Books

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Rick

Best book every

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 1, 2021

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This story is simply amazing we call it simply the settle book as this is the name of the main character in the story, my son as well as grandchildren listen to it on an almost daily basis.

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Carole S. Parker

Yes great story for our Sunday School kids to learn about ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2016

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Yes great story for our Sunday School kids to learn about homelessness a week before our church housed the homeless. The pictures were a bit scary however.

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S. Palmer

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beautiful, deep, emotionally illustrated. a great addition to our Unitarian church's library highlighting social issues from a child's point-of-view.

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Used this for my theme this year ,Compassionate Christmas. My students loved it.

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Excellent book!

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Michelle aka Naila Moon

Homelessness: A Reality For Too Many!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2015

This book although fictional, is also not so fictional. There are thousands of people that are homeless today including many of them children. Yes, many do live in their cars too, the one possession that might keep them safe. Many live in shelters or with other members of their family, and yes, the streets. Homelessness has many views.

The two main characters in this book, Zettie and her Mama, have to do many undignified things just to survive, like washing in the bathroom at the park, and being told to move their car after they have gone to sleep. They also have to trust some others who live on the street and even the police, this too can lead to danger. Mama takes care of Zettie as best as she can and constantly tells and shows her love for her. The story is heart-wrenching and an eye opener to maybe those that do not have to live a life of indignities.

The illustrations are done with chalk as cartoon-ish chunky characters. The colors are mainly muted and darker which adds to the overall sadness of the book.

However, in the end there is hope for these two which packages the book in a nice tidy bow but for those living a life on the streets, hope can be as little as finding your next meal.

The book is targeted to 6+ and much discussion can take place with the reading and rereading of this book. Think about it and read this winner of a book. 5 stars!

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for my open and honest opinion. The views expressed here are 100% my own and may differ with yours. ~Naila Moon

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A Heartfelt, Serious and Moving Children's Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2017

There are many things in this book that resonated with me. I found that this is a moving story that rings true on many levels, and brings the everyday plight of those without shelter or comfort to those who do not know of understand their situation. It made my cry, stayed with me for days after reading it, and made my desire to help more in need even greater than it was before. A well written and deeply moving children's book that even an adult will love. It will bring new levels of compassion to your consciousness.

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Compelling story from the point of view of a homeless child

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There are books out there about homeless adults, often with children from secure homes feeling sorry for the homeless adult. This book is different. The child has a wonderful, loving and hard-working mother who is doing her best to value work, food and school. Circumstances has still left them in a vulnerable housing position though, sleeping in their car. The story has a happy ending which I think is perhaps necessary, as any child you read this with (especially one currently homeless) will need to believe an end to the situation could come.

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