![]() ![]() ![]() Piper’s friend Sapphire tells her “Don’t let noboby tell you who you are because of where you live” (119).ĭespite her own hardship, Piper grows to see the beauty in her predicament. Pyron’s book invites us all to see rather than to judge those who are different, to extend grace and understanding to those dealing with the plight of homelessness rather than branding them as lazy, crazy, careless, or deceitful. ![]() From Jewel and Baby, the reader learns to value what is really important: food, shelter, play, and love. Now, she and her family are homeless and living in a shelter in Idaho-experiencing new places and new people and learning that a rough patch can seem like a “football field full of briars” (39).īut this is only one plot thread in Stay by Bobbie Pyron, a novel targeted for middle grade readers that alternates between the story of Piper’s family and that of Jewel, a mentally challenged elderly woman, and her small dog, Baby. Like a tower built from Jenga blocks, eleven-year-old Piper Trudeau’s former life in Cypress Point, Texas, all comes crashing down after a series of unfortunate events: her parents’ job hours cut, lost jobs, unexpected medical bills, car trouble, bills piling up, and eventually an eviction. ![]()
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