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Back to Book List Adolescence
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Author |
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Yes, Your Parents are Crazy! A Teen Survival Guide |
Bradley, Michael & Aiken, Clay |
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When No One Understands: Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood |
Sachs, Brad |
Other titles by author recommended |
anger and emotional regulation
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Author |
Comments |
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When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry |
Bang, Molly |
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What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Negativity |
Huebner, Dawn & Matthews, Bonnie |
This is part of the What to Do series |
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What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger |
Huebner, Dawn & Matthews, Bonnie |
This is part of the What to Do series |
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Where the Wild Things Are |
Sendak, Maurice |
Movie also helpful |
| Moody Cow Meditates | MacLean, Kerry Lee | |
| Moody Cow Learns Compassion | MacLean, Kerry Lee | |
| Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kid | This is really for parents to practice mindfulness with their kids |
body development
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Author |
Comments |
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It's So Amazing: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families |
Harris, Robie & Emberley, Michael |
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It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health |
Harris, Robie & Emberley, Michael |
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The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book (American Girl Book) |
Schaefer, Valorie & Masse, Josee |
Versions for older and younger girls |
bullying
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Title |
Author |
Comments |
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The Smart Girls Guide to Friendship Troubles |
American Girl Company |
And other titles |
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The Berenstain Bears and the Bully |
Berenstain, Stan & Berenstain, Jan |
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Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain |
Romain, Trevor |
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Quaking |
Erskine, Kathryn |
About a teen dealing with bullying- very readable |
developmental disability
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Author |
Comments |
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Somebody Called Me a Retard Today...and My Heart Felt Sad |
O'Shaughnessy, Ellen & Garner, David |
divorce/parental separation
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Title |
Author |
Comments |
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How Does It Feel When Your Parents Get Divorced |
Berger, Terry |
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It's Not the End of the World |
Blume, Judy & Schermer, Judith |
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Dinosaur's Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families |
Brown, Marc & Brown, Laurie Krasny |
Ages 4-8 y/o, answers questions and concerns for children regarding divorce |
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How It Feels When Parents |
Divorce Krementz, Jill |
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Blowfish Live In the Sea |
Fox, Paula |
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Two Homes to Live In |
Hazen, Barbara Shook |
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The Invisible String |
Karst, Patrice & Stevenson, Geoff |
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It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce |
Lansky, Vicki |
Ages 3 -7 y/o, normalizes feelings, provides talking points to parents |
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Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story for Little Kids About Divorce |
Levins, Sandra & Langdo, Bryan |
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Totally Uncool |
Levy, Janice & Monroe, Chris |
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Me Day |
Lexau, Joan & Weaver, Robert |
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Kid's Divorce Kit |
Magid, Ken & Schreibman, Walt |
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Two Homes |
Masurel, Claire & Denton, Kady MacDonald |
Ages 1-5 y/o, Focuses on what is gained rather than what is lost when parents divorce |
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Saturday is Pattyday |
Newman, Leslea |
About 2 moms divorcing |
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The Family Book |
Parr, Todd |
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Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two |
Ricci, Isolina |
For children, practical tips and insight into managing change |
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The Kids' Book of Divorce |
Rofes, Eric |
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Stepdog |
Shyer, Marlene |
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We're Having a Tuesday |
Simoneau, DK & Cornelius, Brad |
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Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce |
Spelman, Cornelia Maude & Parkinson, Kathy |
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The Family That Changed: A Child's Book About Divorce |
Spilke, Francine |
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Divorce is Not the End of the World: Zoe and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids |
Stern, Zoe & Stern, Evan |
Written by 2 kids with the help of their mom and gives advice from a kid's perspective. Kids like it |
Enuresis/Encopresis
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Author |
Comments |
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The Case of the Wet Bed (Max Archer, Kid Detective) |
Bennett, Howard J |
A self-help manual for children |
grief & loss
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Title |
Author |
Comments |
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When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death |
Brown, Laurie Krasny & Brown, Marc |
Not a story, directly answers children’s questions about death |
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Talking About Death |
Grollman, Earl A. |
Other titles by author recommended |
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The Invisible String |
Karst, Patrice |
Helps young children conceptualize the love that binds families near, far, and even deceased together |
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Peach and Blue |
Kilborne, Sarah & Johnson, Steve |
More of an allegory than explicit story about death- children under 10 may not make the connections |
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Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children |
Mellonie, Bryan & Ingpen, Robert |
Beautiful book on death of humans and flora and fauna, the lifecycle, and living in-between for children of all ages, especially young children- gentle picture book with text |
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Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss |
Mundy, Michaelene |
Ages 4-8 |
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Tear Soup |
Schweibert, Pat |
picture book, but good for adults and children |
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About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together |
Stein, Sarah |
Good book with photos |
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I Miss You: A First Look At Death |
Thomas, Pat & Harker, Leslie |
Ages 4-8 |
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A Quilt for Elizabeth |
Tiffault, Bomaha |
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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney |
Viorst, Judith |
Especially applicable to kids not raised in a religion that has a lot to say about afterlife |
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Something Very Sad Happened |
Zucker, Bonnie |
Addresses the emotions of sadness and anger around loss, and emphasizes the love that endures. There is a guide for therapists who work with children, as well as for parents. It suggests ways to respond to children’s' questions about death |
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Author |
Comments |
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Caddy's Adventures |
Austin, Marilyn & Kirkpatrick, Kendra |
Series of short stories of a kitty who is very adventuresome/gets into trouble but who is always reassured and loved in the end |
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Clyde Monster |
Crowe, Robert & Chorao, Kay |
About a monster who is afraid of a child and how he copes with his fears |
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Go Away, Big Green Monster |
Emberley, Ed |
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The Magic Castle (Bedtime Book) |
Farris, Stella |
Picks up the rhythm and "breathlessness" of a nightmare and scary things coming out of nowhere, but in a very safe way |
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I Hear A Noise |
Goode, Diane |
Perceptive illustrations showing that even monsters have mommies they must obey, and that even little boys can bravely face adventure while mommies can at least be a little worried |
parental illness
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Title |
Author |
Comments |
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Sammy's Mommy has Cancer |
Kohlenberg, Shelly |
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Mom has Cancer (Let's Talk About It Series) |
Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer |
trauma
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Title |
Author |
Comments |
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The Smart Girls Guide to Friendship Troubles |
American Girl Company |
And other titles |
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The Berenstain Bears Learn about Strangers |
Berenstain, Stan & Berenstain, Jan |
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The Berenstain Bears and the Bully |
Berenstain, Stan & Berenstain, Jan |
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Why is Dad So Mad? |
Kastle, Seth |
Author is a retired army father to explain combat PTSD to his kids |
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How I Learned To Love Geography |
Shulevitz, Uri |
Children’s book on the Holocaust |