Shelter Folks Author:Virginia L. Kroll Nine-year-old Joelle is ashamed when she has to move into a shelter with her mom and little brother Eli. One day she sees a classmate of hers at the shelter and she doesn't feel so alone. When Joelle participates in the school play and her new friends from the shelter come to see her, she surprises her schoolmates and herself with feelings of pr... more »ide and happiness.« less