Running Out of Time -- by Margaret Haddix (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description: "Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 -- or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Earthshine -- by Theresa Nelson (Author) (Book)
"Caring for her father, a charismatic actor who is dying of AIDS, Slim joins a support group and meets Isaiah, who convinces her that their family members can be cured by the Miracle Man who lives in...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
A Comprehensive Guide to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities -- by Ivan Brown, Marie Percy (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"The most complete book available on children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this core textbook is perfect for any course focused on disabilities. No other text on this...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer -- by Sherry Kohlenberg (Author) (Book - Child)
"Sherry Kohlenberg wrote this book after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She could not find another book that made the family part of the treatment process, and she wanted her 18-month-old son...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Heaven Shop -- by Deborah Ellis (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "There is a lion in our village, and it is carrying away our children. At her father's funeral, Binti's grandmother utters the words that no one in Malawi wants to hear. Binti's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Year My Mother Was Bald -- by Kate Sternberg, Annne Speltz (Authors) (Book)
""This is the story of the year my mother was bald, and it begins in June." So begins Clare's journal about the year her mother undergoes treatment for cancer. A scrapbook filled with drawings,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Off to War: Voices of Soldiers' Children -- by Deborah Ellis (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for her books about children in war-torn countries. Now, she turns her attention closer to home, to American and Canadian children whose...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Children Who Feel Guilty (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
When Eric's Mom Fought Cancer -- by Judith Vigna (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Eric's mother goes to the hospital for cancer surgery, Eric is frightened and lonely. When she returns, he is still frightened and often resentful because she is too tired to do the things they...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Nobody's Baby Now -- by Carol Benjamin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fifteen-year-old Olivia, unhappy because she is overweight and because she must care for her invalid grandmother after school every day, at first denies, then struggles to come to terms with both...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)