By Marcy Winer
I did not know what to expect when I first walked into a motel on the North Shore three years ago. I had just begun my book project, Project DEAR, and was navigating my own path with homeless children and families. I wasn’t nervous: I was just very interested in how I could help them.
At my first book reading, there were about six children My friend Patty came with me to read to them and to help display books so the children could take them home. It went really well and the children were very excited to have books of their own to keep. I also passed out many books to the moms and