Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.

2052. Cuthbert Handley, a homeless man, sets out to release the animals of the London Zoo. Believing he inherited a magical ability to communicate with the animal world, he is certain he will be reunited with his lost brother and bring about the coming of a Lord of Animals by doing so. Meanwhile the rest of the world anxiously anticipates the rise of a suicide cult set on destroying the world's animals along with themselves. Has Cuthbert set the animals...

Abandoning her homeless existence to become a minister's wife, Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband's gentle Christian world view.

When her husband has a mental breakdown and goes missing, a woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement that inspires a city.

In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more...

Follows the story of a retired NFL player and a homeless veteran suffering from PTSD who form a bond in their search for purpose and identity following the end of their former careers.