Paper Things, Paperback Book, By: Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Will engender empathy and understanding of a serious and all too real problem. Jacobson's story is poignant but never preachy. " School Library Journal (starred review) When forced to choose between staying with her guardian and being with her big brother, Ari chose her big brother. There's just one problem Gage didn't actually have a place to live. How can Ari keep up with school, her best friend, and middle school applications when she's "couch surfing" a night here with Gage's friend in a tiny apartment, a night there with Gage's girlfriend and her two roommates and even, when necessary, sneaking into a juvenile shelter? Told in an open, authentic voice, this nuanced story of hiding in plain sight may have readers thinking about homelessness in a whole new way.