A Shelter in Our Car
Illustrator
Elaine Pedlar
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780892393084
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie lives in a car with her mother while they both go to school and plan for a real home.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Homelessness; Single parent; Family member death; homeless; no home; transient; single mother; death of a father
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Jamaican American
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2004
Skipping Stones Honor Awardd, 2005, Winner, Multicultural and International
Keywords
mother and daughters; bullies; school; car
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Gunning, Monica, "A Shelter in Our Car" (2014). Diverse Families. 826.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/826