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YAOrca Soundings series.
After his parents abruptly break up and move out, Cameron and his dog become homeless; Cam then joins forces with another homeless friend, Mackenzie, to beg for money and find food and shelter. The complex subject is treated simplistically, though Cam's desperation rings true. Related in choppy but easy-to-read sentences, the teens' plight may attract its intended reluctant-reader audience.