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Homelessness & Poverty (Difficult Discussions, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Homelessness & Poverty (Difficult Discussions, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 309 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.45 – $11.26 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Difficult Discussions (2,684), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.99 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Homelessness & Poverty best sellers
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña
- List rank#2
- Price$9.84
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,924
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Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- List rank#3
- Price$9.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,432
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Crenshaw
- List rank#4
- Price$7.08
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,575
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A Long Walk to Water: A Powerful Adventure of Survival, Perseverance, and Hope in Sudan
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27,713
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Those Shoes: (An Uplifting Tale of Friendship, Generosity, Facing Peer Pressure, and Making Thoughtful Choices - For Kids Ages 5-8)
by Maribeth Boelts
- List rank#6
- Price$7.02
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,398
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How to Steal a Dog
by Barbara O'Connor
- List rank#7
- Price$7.32
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,737
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Benefits of Being an Octopus: A Novel
by Ann Braden
- List rank#8
- Price$6.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,406
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Touchdown Kid: A Riveting Football Story about an Underdog's Fight for a Second Chance and a Brighter Future
by Tim Green
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews999
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Maddi's Fridge
by Lois Brandt
- List rank#10
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.8
- Reviews942
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FAQ
Is Homelessness & Poverty a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 309 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Homelessness & Poverty?
The median best seller has 309 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Homelessness & Poverty best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.45 and $11.26.
Can new books break into Homelessness & Poverty?
4% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.