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Gr 4–8—Former homeless shelter director Peterson offers a well-rounded, empathetic overview of issues related to homelessness in North America. The majority of the book focuses on people who are unsheltered or in emergency shelters, although early chapters also define and describe being at risk of homelessness or provisionally accommodated. While the work considers experiences common among homeless people, such as trauma and discrimination, it avoids generalization, exploring instead the diverse reasons that people may become homeless, the experiences of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More