Home for Grace - Kathryn White

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for IllustrationA powerful and compassionate introduction to homelessness, and the need for kindness, understanding and friendship.No one knows who Grace is. One day, she appeared in a shop doorway in a sleeping bag, with a cat called Luna, surrounded by strange things. When Jess and her mum strike up a friendship with Grace, Jess has questions: why did she leave her home? Does she have enough to eat? And what happens when the cold weather comes?'Compassionate and warm, with charming illustrations' The Bookseller