Poverty themes

This page lists books which contain trigger warnings for poverty themes. Click on each title for more context.

See also Homelessness and displacement.

If you’re looking for more other related warnings, please see the database for a comprehensive list.

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W- X – Y – Z

Aa:

• Adequate Yearly Progress by Roxanna Elden
• Amari & the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Bb:

• The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes by Suzanne Collins
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
• Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie
• The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf

Cc:

• The Candle & the Flame by Nafiza Azad
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• City of Secrets by Victoria Ying
• The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris
• A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
• Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Dd:

• Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
• The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
• Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

Ee:

• The Elite by Kiera Cass

Ff:

• Final Girls by Riley Sager
• Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Gg:

• The Goal by Elle Kennedy
• Going Off Script by Jen Wilde

Hh:

• Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan
• Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ii:

• I Am Change by Suzy Zail
• The Icebound Land by John Flanagan

Jj:

• Jackpot by Nic Stone
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Kk:

• None.

Ll:

• The Life & (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton
• Life Before Legend by Marie Lu
• Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Mm:

• The Mermaid, the Witch & the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Nn:

• Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia

Oo:

• Of Silver & Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke
• Omega by Jus Accardo
• Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

Pp:

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
• Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
• Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

Qq:

• None.

Rr:

• Renegades by Marissa Meyer
• Repo Virtual by Corey J. White
• Runtime by S.B. Divya

Ss:

• Sadie by Courtney Summers
• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi
• The Selection by Kiera Cass
• The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
• The Silence of Bones by June Hur
• A Sin Such as This by Ellen Hopkins

Tt:

• None.

Uu:

• None.

Vv:

• None.

Ww:

• The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
• Warcross by Marie Lu
• What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson
• When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger
• Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
• Wildcard by Marie Lu

Xx:

• None.

Yy:

• None.

Zz:

• None.