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Homelessness in Adult Fiction

These novels feature homeless and insecurely housed characters from different backgrounds. This list was created by a librarian at The Seattle Public Library for the "Streetwise Revisited: A 30-year Journey" exhibit, September 15th through November 3rd, 2016 at the Central Library.

  • Poughkeepsie

    Poughkeepsie

    Anastasia, Debra

    Format: Book

    Availability: No Longer Available

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  • How to Set A Fire and Why

    How to Set A Fire and Why

    Ball, Jesse

    Format: Book

    Availability: Available

    View How to Set A Fire and Why
  • Rule of the Bone

    Rule of the Bone

    Banks, Russell

    Format: Book

    Availability: No Longer Available

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  • Listen to the Lambs

    Listen to the Lambs

    Black, Daniel

    Format: Book

    Availability: Available

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  • The Double Bind

    The Double Bind

    Bohjalian, Chris

    Format: Book

    Availability: All copies in use

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  • The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine

    Green, George Dawes

    Format: Book

    Availability: No Longer Available

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  • Two Rivers

    Two Rivers

    Greenwood, T.

    Format: Book

    Availability: No Longer Available

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  • Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

    Kubica, Mary

    Format: Book

    Availability: All copies in use

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  • A Marker to Measure Drift

    A Marker to Measure Drift

    Maksik, Alexander

    Format: Book

    Availability: All copies in use

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  • Cinco Becknell

    Cinco Becknell

    Maynard, Lee

    Format: Book

    Availability: No Longer Available

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