Last night's Nightly News with Brian Williams did a story about how books and reading can help you cope with your personal issues. The story focused on a young homeless girl in Minnesota, who after being introduced to a book in class, was able to talk about her family's situation.
Well, Scholastic took notice of this piece, and featured it on the On Our Minds blog, along with a list of books that deal with issues kids today face, from poverty to parental job loss to homelessness.
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Picture books:
- Tight Times by Barbara Shook Hazen
- Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
- Shelter in Our Car by Monica Gunning
- Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting (I remember this one from Reading Rainbow)
- Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan
- How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
- Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
- Hothead by Cal Ripken, Jr.
- The Not-So-Great Depression by Amy Goldman Koss
Young Adult:
- Also Known as Harper by Ann Haywood Leal
- Tyrell by Coe Booth
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