Troop 6000
Nikita Stewart, a New York Times journalist, tells the story of Troop 6000, a Girl Scout troop started for girls living in a homeless shelter in Queens, New York. She follows the mothers and daughters who turned a hard, unstable situation into a place of belonging, where badges, meetings, and small rituals offered structure and pride. The troop began in one shelter and grew to serve many more across the city, drawing national attention along the way. Stewart writes with the patience of a reporter who spent real time with these families, capturing both the daily grind of poverty and the determination that held the group together. The result is a warm, clear-eyed account of how community can take root in the most unlikely place, and what it takes to keep it alive.
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A New York Times reporter chronicles a Girl Scout troop founded inside a Queens homeless shelter and the families who built it.
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Troop 6000 was written by Nikita Stewart, published in 2020 by Ballantine Books.
Troop 6000 is 288 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Troop 6000 takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Troop 6000 is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
