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Money Hungry
Publisher
Hyperion
Publication Year
2001
ISBN
9781435244603
Pages
192 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Homelessness; Poverty; Single parent; homeless family; no home; financial hardships; single mother
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2002
Children's Choices, 2002
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth Edition, 2005
Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to the Eighth Edition, 2002
30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know, 2015
50 Books about Peace and Social Justice, 2011
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2003
Nominee
Coretta Scott King Book Award, 2002, Honor Book, Author
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2001, Honor, Language Arts K-6 Novels
Keywords
money; inner cities; working; dating; relationships
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Flake, Sharon, "Money Hungry" (2001). Diverse Families. 893.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/893