Kids Book Index
Dr. Jillian Roberts, Jaime Casap, illustrated by Jane Heinrichs
A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources. Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and refugee status as they are connected to this issue.
On the News: Our First Talk About TragedyDr. Jillian Roberts, illustrated by Jane HeinrichsIntroduces children to the realities of natural disasters, terrorism and other forms of tragedy. In age-appropriate language and tone, Dr. Roberts explains what tragedy is, the feelings it may create and how to manage those feelings.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Blood Water PaintJoy McCulloughIn Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Say #NeverAgain: Reporting by the Parkland Student JournalistsMSD Teachers Melissa Falkowski, Eric GarnerA journalistic look at the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and the fight for gun control--as told by the student reporters for the school's newspaper and TV station.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details