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Dealing with Loss
The books in this collection explore challenging concepts like death, grieving and sadness, and are suitable for all ages.
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Kate, charged with petty theft and assault, finally found a counselor who treated her like a person for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany readers will recognize themselves, or someone they know, somewhere in these stories. Being lucky or unlucky after making a mistake. The encounter with a mean cop or a good one. Couch-surfing, or being shunted from one foster home to another. The kids in this book represent a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations and ethnicities. Every story is different, but there are common threads — loss of parenting, dislocation, poverty, truancy, addiction, discrimination. The book also includes the points of view of family members as well as “voices of experience” — adults looking back at their own experiences as young offenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of all, this book leaves readers asking the most pressing questions of all. Does it make sense to put kids in jail? Can’t we do better? 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Fred was arrested for assault with a weapon, public intoxication and attacking his mother while on drugs. Jeremy first went to court at age fourteen (“Court gives you the feeling that you can never make up for what you did, that you’re just bad forever”) but now wears a Native Rights hat to remind him of his strong Métis heritage. Kate, charged with petty theft and assault, finally found a counselor who treated her like a person for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany readers will recognize themselves, or someone they know, somewhere in these stories. Being lucky or unlucky after making a mistake. The encounter with a mean cop or a good one. Couch-surfing, or being shunted from one foster home to another. The kids in this book represent a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations and ethnicities. Every story is different, but there are common threads — loss of parenting, dislocation, poverty, truancy, addiction, discrimination. The book also includes the points of view of family members as well as “voices of experience” — adults looking back at their own experiences as young offenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of all, this book leaves readers asking the most pressing questions of all. Does it make sense to put kids in jail? Can’t we do better? Have we forgotten that we were once teens ourselves, feeling powerless to change our lives, confused about who we were and what we wanted, and quick to make a move without a thought for the consequences?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eillustrations\u003cbr\u003ephotographs\u003cbr\u003efurther reading\u003cbr\u003eglossary\u003cbr\u003eresources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2\u003cbr\u003eDetermine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6\u003cbr\u003eDetermine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.8\u003cbr\u003eTrace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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My Story Starts Here
Deborah Ellis, activist and award-winning author of The Breadwinner, interviews young people involved in the criminal justice system.
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
No Ordinary Day
Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, brings us another feisty young heroine, Valli — an orphan with leprosy who lives on the streets of Kolkata.
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/ grades K
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On the Other Side of the Garden
A loving, empowering story about a girl who finds a way to cope with change.
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One More Mountain
It’s 2021, and the Taliban have retaken power in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy.
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to 14
/ grades 5
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Parvana’s Journey
This gripping novel and sequel to the international bestseller The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana's quest to find her family in Afghanistan.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Shi-shi-etko
A gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her even though she is on the verge of great loss.
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ages 10
to 13
/ grades 5
to 8
Sit
With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and their situations, decisions and actions, with profound impacts.
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The Bird in Me Flies
A prize-winning, illustrated novel in verse about a young girl who dreams of being an artist, inspired by the life of Swedish artist Berta Hansson.
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The Breadwinner
"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York Times
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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
The Breadwinner Trilogy
Bestselling novels The Breadwinner, Parvana's Journey and Mud City have been a phenomenal success, touching the hearts of readers the world over.
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
The Cat at the Wall
A remarkable and thought-provoking new novel set on Israel's West Bank, by the author of The Breadwinner.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
The Funeral
A child's first experience of death involves love, laughter and some big questions about life.
