BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
During the Great Depression, Kip watched her grandmother feed and help the men who knocked on her kitchen door. Kip learned to love helping others. When Kip became an adult, she wanted to continue to make a difference, but working in a men's shelter, she noticed that no one was helping homeless women. When she asked about it, she was told that homelessness isn't a women's problem. But it is . . . she eventually got the city of Boston to help by agreeing to let her rent an empty supermarket and founded the first women's shelter in the nation. Sanctuary is an inspiring picture book about a truly remarkable woman.
Tentler-Krylov's illustrations are inspired - a perfect accompaniment to the text. Includes more information about Kip, as well as sharing causes of homelessness, The Great Depression, and Hobo symbols (which were found outside of Kip's grandmother's kitchen door). I will be putting this in my middle school biography section, as I think the story is more relevant for an older child.
Lisa Librarian
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