A review by smalltownbookmom
At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman

3.0

3.5 - Really good look at life as a young homeless person - the dangers, the challenges, the social stigmas, etc. A great book to encourage empathy and compassion. Part of the book that stuck with me the most was the critique that many people would rather help a stray dog than a homeless person. The homeless kids find more charity when they have their pet dog with them. Even the animal shelter they visit to get their dog back mentions that there was a proposal to let homeless people spend time with the shelter dogs (help socialize the dogs and give the homeless people a warm place to stay) but the program didn't gain traction. CW: mental health issues, depression, homelessness, teen pregnancy, drug use, poverty. Short but powerful story worth reading!