Lifelines Episode 10 – Supporting Kids Living in Poverty – Part TWO

 

In Episode 10 (the second part of our 2-part special on reaching kids in poverty) Saadia Faruqi recommends middle grade and YA books about the reality of poverty, and Ann Braden shares the conclusion of her conversation with 5th grade educator Kristin Crouch. Kristin is uniquely positioned to help us bridge the class divide having broken the cycle of generational poverty to become an educator. In this part of the conversation she shares some book recommendations of her own and talks about what teachers can do to be true allies for kids who are struggling.

Saadia Faruqi’s Book Recommendations

The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

Just Under the Clouds by Melissa Sarno

The Tinfoil Sky by Cyndi Sand-Eveland

Paper Things  by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

The Dollar Kids by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Piecing me Together by Renee Watson

Tyrell by Coe Booth

No Place by Todd Strasser

Can’t Get There from Here by Todd Strasser

Sleeping in my Jeans by Connie King Leanord

 

Book Recommendations from Educator Kristin Crouch

Middle Grade:

The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner

Just Left of Lucky – by Dianna Dorisi Winget

Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre

Last in a Long Line of Rebels by Lisa Lewis Tyre

The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

Just Under the Clouds by Melissa Sarno

The Sky At Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi

House Arrest by K. A. Holt

Towers Falling by Jewel Parker Rhodes

The Dollar Kids by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling

 

Picture Books:

Fly Away, Home by Eve Bunting

Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt

Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

Dear Mr. Rosenwald byCarole Boston Weatherford

Getting Through Thursday by Melrose Cooper

Coming Out Soon: Broken Crayons Still Color by Eric Walters