Based on the original 1924 edition of The Box-car Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, now in the public domain.
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Henry, Jess, Violet, and Benny--four mixed-race children growing up in 1920's Connecticut--flee after their alcoholic father dies, leaving them penniless. Terrified of what their estranged, white grandfather will do to them, they set up camp in an abandoned boxcar in the woods. It all goes wrong when Jess gets deathly ill and, at last, they're forced to rejoin the society that rejected them.
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Home for the Tramps is a collaboration with another writer, Brian Adams, who lends a unique insight on the struggles of growing up as a person of color in America. It is both kid and adult friendly, discussing important topics in a way a child will understand and an adult will appreciate (an Avatar: the Last Airbender approach) in order to facilitate family discussions on prejudice, forgiveness, and moral responsibility.
 
The story touches on the different ways one can interact with an unjust society--accepting it, rejecting it, or attempting to chance it--and the pros and cons of each choice. Is moral to accept unfair advantages in order to further a good cause? What must one sacrifice for the greater good? To what extent can one forgive someone who's previously wronged them? Is it even possible to change society from within it?