Help Kids Process Terrible News - Collection Spotlight [Parents]

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Recommended for Kindergarten - Grade 3

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After Sherman sees something terrible happen, he becomes anxious and then angry, but when a counselor helps him talk about these emotions he feels better.

2) Rabbityness

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Empson, Jo

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Recommended for Kindergarten - Grade 3

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Rabbit enjoys doing rabbity things, but he also loves un-rabbity things! When Rabbit suddenly disappears, no one knows where he has gone. His friends are desolate. But, as it turns out, Rabbit has left behind some very special gifts for them, to help them discover their own unrabbity talents! Rabbityness celebrates individuality, encourages the creativity in everyone and positively introduces children to dealing with loss of any kind.

3) Soul surfer: a true story of faith, family, and fighting to get back on the board

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Hamilton, Bethany

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Recommended for Grade 6+

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Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer lost her arm in a shark attack off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Not even the loss of her arm keeps her from returning to surfing, the sport she loves.

4) A monster calls

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Ness, Patrick

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Recommended for Grade 6+

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Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

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6) Fire in the streets

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Magoon, Kekla

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Recommended for Grades 6+

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In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.

7) Listening to fear: helping kids cope, from nightmares to the nightly news

Author

Marans, Steven

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For Parents

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9) My father's arms are a boat

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Lunde, Stein Erik

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Recommended for Kindergarten - Grade 3

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Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father's arms and asks about birds, foxes, and whether his mother will ever awaken, then under a starry sky, the father provides clear answers and assurances.