Research Catalog

Title

Sanctuary : Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the nation's first shelter for women / Christine McDonnell ; illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov.

Author

McDonnell, Christine

Publication

• Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Additional Authors

• Tentler-Krylov, Victoria
• Candlewick Press, publisher.

Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

• "When Kip Tiernan was growing up during the Great Depression, she'd help her granny feed the men who came to their door asking for help. As Kip grew older, and as she continued to serve food to hungry people, she noticed something peculiar: huddled at the back of serving lines were women dressed as men. At the time, it was believed that there were no women experiencing homelessness. And yet Kip would see women sleeping on park benches and searching for food in trash cans. Kip decided to open the first shelter for women--a shelter with no questions asked, no required chores, just good meals and warm beds. With persistence, Kip took on the city of Boston in her quest to open Rosie's Place, our nation's first shelter for women."--Amazon.com
• ""Justice is not three hots and a cot. Justice is having your own key."--Kip Tiernan. When Kip Tiernan was growing up during the Great Depression, she'd help her granny feed the men who came to their door asking for help. As Kip grew older, and as she continued to serve food to hungry people, she noticed something peculiar: huddled at the back of serving lines were women dressed as men. At the time, it was believed that there were no women experiencing homelessness. And yet Kip would see women sleeping on park benches and searching for food in trash cans. Kip decided to open the first shelter for women-a shelter with no questions asked, no required chores, just good meals and warm beds. With persistence, Kip took on the city of Boston in her quest to open Rosie's Place, our nation's first shelter for women. Christine McDonnell, a former educator at Rosie's Place, and illustrator Victoria Tentler-Krylov bring warmth to Kip Tiernan's story of humanity and tenacity, showing readers how one person's dream can make a huge difference, and small acts of kindness can lead to great things"--
• Relates the story of social activist Kip Tiernan and her efforts to open Rosie's Place, the nation's first homeless shelter for women, in Boston.

Subject

• Tiernan, Kip, 1926-2011 > Juvenile literature
• Rosie's Place (Boston, Mass.) > Juvenile literature
• Rosie's Place (Boston, Mass.)
• Women's shelters > Massachusetts > Boston > Juvenile literature
• Women social reformers > Massachusetts > Boston > Biography
• Social reformers
• Women social reformers
• Women's shelters
• Massachusetts > Boston

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• Picture books.
• Juvenile works.

Audience (note)

• Ages 7-10

Language (note)

• Text in English

Awards (note)

• Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023.

Call Number

JFF 23-169

ISBN

• 9781536211290
• 153621129X

LCCN

2021946643

OCLC

1300759709

Author

McDonnell, Christine, author.

Title

Sanctuary : Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the nation's first shelter for women / Christine McDonnell ; illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov.

Publisher

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Audience

Grades 4-8

Ages 7-10 Candlewick Press

Study Program

Accelerated Reader MG 4.6 0.5 518339

Language

Text in English

Awards

Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023.

Added Author

Tentler-Krylov, Victoria, illustrator.

Candlewick Press, publisher.

Research Call Number

JFF 23-169