![]() ![]() Told in an open, authentic voice, this nuanced story of hiding in plain sight may have listeners thinking about homelessness in a whole new way. Parents Choice Gold Award Winner) Paper Things about homeless siblings (ILA. Will Ari be forced to break one of her promises to Mama? Front cover of The Dollar Kids by Maine Writer Jennifer Richard Jacobson. ![]() But all of this jumping around makes it hard for Ari to keep up with her schoolwork, never mind her friendships, and getting into Carter starts to seem impossible. He and Ari have been "couch surfing," staying with Gage's friend in his tiny apartment, crashing with Gage's girlfriend and two roommates, and if necessary, sneaking into a juvenile shelter to escape the cold Maine nights. What Ari didn't realize was that Gage didn't have an apartment yet.Īnd now, two months later, he still doesn't. So when eighteen-year-old Gage decided he could no longer live with their bossy guardian, Janna, Ari knew she had to go with him - even though she'd miss baking cookies with Janna and curling up to watch HGTV. When Ari's mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother, Gage, would stay together always, and that Ari would go to Carter, the middle school for gifted students. There's just one problem - Gage doesn't actually have a place to live. ![]() When forced to choose between staying with her guardian and being with her big brother, Ari chose her big brother. ![]()
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