Housing and Homelessness

May 2025 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Bird, Bee and Bug Houses: Homes and Habitats for Garden Wildlife

By Susie Behar, illustrated by Esther Coombs. Button Books, 2024. 56 pages. $19.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 6–12. I was immediately…

Reviewed by Sheila Bumgarner

May 2025 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Safe Harbor

By Padma Venkatraman. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025. 176 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 10–12. In this novel in verse,…

Reviewed by Julia Copeland

May 2025 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Scattergood

By H. M. Bouwman. Neal Porter Books, 2025. 320 pages. $18.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Many Friends know…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden

Erica Moor Brinton

Brinton—Erica Moor Brinton, 73, on January 27, 2022, at her home in Norwich, Vt. Erica was born on October 14,…

Karen Miller Hartsoe

Hartsoe—Karen Miller Hartsoe, 68, on September 19, 2024, following a long battle with cancer, in Greensboro, N.C. Karen was born…

Marcia (Marcy) Maury

Maury—Marcia (Marcy) Maury, 70, on January 6, 2023, after suffering a cerebral aneurysm, in Greensboro, N.C. Marcy was born on…

Douglas Christopher Moore

Moore—Douglas Christopher Moore, 70, on June 26, 2023, under the care of hospice, in Stanley, N.C. Doug was born on…

Michele (Mickey) Mucci-Deming

Mucci-Deming—Michele (Mickey) Mucci-Deming, 79, on January 27, 2025, at her home where she was lovingly cared for by her sons,…

Harry F. Rogers Jr.

Rogers—Harry F. Rogers Jr., 76, on August 27, 2024, peacefully in his sleep, in Columbia, S.C. Harry was born on…
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