Would a good mother sleep with her children in a car parked on a city street in the dead of winter? Would a good mother send her child to school in shoes two si

Moving true stories of 24 homeless mothers of color living in the NYC Shelters that reveal their struggles as they try to free themselves and their families fro

"One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation."—Jonathan Kozol.

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"Extraordinarily affecting....A very important book....To read and remember the stories in this book, to take them to heart, is to be called as a witness." THE