In the brown house, Claire and Wes were home. But home turned to nowhere and nowhere turned to anywhere. Then somewhere finally came, and finally, always. This lyrical story is timely andthoughtful, depicting the life of two children thrust into homelessness and uncertain housing situations as they move out of their house, to a motel, to a shelter, and finally another more permanent home. Throughout, the duo is challenged by uncomfortable new places and inquiries from strangers, but ultimately, never lose their optimism or determination. They have each other, no matter at home, nowhere, anywhere, or somewherealways. Includes a poignant Reader's Note on how homelessness affects children and what we can do to help.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by American Psychological Association .

Andrea Stegmaier loves to make books. As a kid she made books for her dolls, later she made books for her kids, and now she makes books for everyone. She went Tonya Lippert, PhD, LCSW , has studied developmental psychology and clinical social work. She was a visiting professor at Reed College and worked at Oregon Social Learning Center. She currently works at Kaiser Permanente, running mental health therapy groups for adults and interviewing children and teens for a medical evaluation of abuse. She also co-authored a book on ADHD. She currently calls Portland, Oregon home. Visit her @tlipk or tonyalippert. blog.