We know that books can be a source of great information and bring to life many of the issues that surround each of us in our every day lives.  The Bay Area Food Bank has compiled this list of readers for you that can help show the effects of hunger and the impact poverty can have on people in our communities.

 

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan

-A boy wonders about the people he sees on his city’s streets until he goes to the soup kitchen where his uncle works and spends a day volunteering.

Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America by Loretta Schwartz-Nobel

-As Loretta travels from coast to coast, she reaches into the hearts, minds and hopes of the disenfranchised, and uncovers hunger in rural, urban and suburban neighborhoods.

Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe

-This book started a revolution in the way Americans think about food and hunger where mother and daughter cross 5 continents and reveal to us their findings in their personal search for meaning.

The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern

-Ben describes how he and his sister bring food to a homeless woman, despite their mother’s rules about not talking to strangers.  Their mother catches on and helps them find ways to help homeless and hungry people in their neighborhood.