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001			on1104397335
003			OCoLC
005			20200611152519.0
008			190905s2020 nyua 000 0 eng
010			_a 2019038599
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dKSA _dTP7 _dNFG
019			_a1104297178 _a1149465811 _a1154313096
020			_a9781984820754 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1984820753 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1104397335 _z(OCoLC)1104297178 _z(OCoLC)1149465811 _z(OCoLC)1154313096
042			_apcc
043			_an-us-ny
092			_a369.463 _bS851
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aStewart, Nikita, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTroop 6000 : _bthe Girl Scout troop that began in a shelter and inspired the world / _cNikita Stewart.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2003
264		1	_aNew York : _bBallantine Books, _c2020.
300			_a267 pages : _bblack and white illustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Giselle Burgess, a young mother of five, and her children, along with others in the shelter, become the catalyst for Troop 6000. Having worked for the Girl Scouts earlier on, Giselle knew that these girls, including her own daughters, needed something they could be a part of, where they didn't need to feel the shame or stigma of being homeless, but could instead develop skills and build a community that they could be proud of. New York Times journalist Nikita Stewart embedded with Troop 6000 for more than a year, at the peak of New York City's homelessness crisis in 2017, spending time with the girls and their families and witnessing both their triumphs and challenges. Stewart takes the reader with her as she paints intimate portraits of Giselle's family and the others whom she met along the way. Readers will feel an instant connection and express joy when a family finally moves out of the shelter and into a permanent home, as well as the pain of the day-to-day life of homelessness. And they will cheer when the girls sell their very first cookies. Ultimately, Troop 6000 puts a different face on homelessness. Stewart shows how shared experiences of poverty and hardship sparked the political will needed to create the troop that would expand from one shelter to fifteen in New York City and ultimately to other cities around the country. Also woven throughout the book is a history of the Girl Scouts, and how the organization has changed and adapted to fit the times, meeting the needs of girls from all walks of life. Troop 6000 is the ultimate story of how when we come together, we can improve our circumstances, find support and commonality, and experience joy, no matter how challenging life may be." -- _cProvided by publisher.
610	2	0	_aGirl Scouts of Greater New York. _bTroop 6000.
650		0	_aGirl Scouts _zNew York (State) _zNew York.
650		0	_aHomeless girls _zNew York (State) _zNew York.
650		0	_aHomelessness _zNew York (State) _zNew York.
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