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Author Hart, Melissa, 1970- author.

Title Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens / Melissa Hart ; foreword by Sharon M. Draper
Published Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 271 pages)
Contents Books about adoption and foster care -- Books about body image -- Books about immigration -- Books about learning challenges -- Books about LGBTQIA+ youth -- Books about mental health -- Books about nature and environmentalism -- Books about physical disability -- Books about poverty and homelessness -- Books about race and ethnicity -- Books about religion and spirituality
Summary "Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression in increasing numbers, or dealing with other issues that can isolate them from family and friends-such as bullying, learning disabilities, racism, or homophobia-characters in books can help them feel less alone. And just as important, reading books that feature a diverse range of real-life topics helps generate openness, empathy, and compassion in all kids. Better with Books is a valuable resource for parents, teachers, librarians, therapists, and all caregivers who recognize the power of literature to improve young readers' lives. Each chapter explores a particular issue affecting preteens and teens today and includes a list of recommended related books-all published within the last decade. Recommendations are grouped by age: those appropriate for middle-grade readers and those for teens. Reading lists are organized around: Adoption and foster care Body image Immigration Learning challenges LGBTQIA+ youth Mental health Nature and environmentalism Physical disability Poverty and homelessness Race and ethnicity Religion and spirituality"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-270)
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Subject Teenagers -- Social conditions -- Bibliography
Children -- Social conditions -- Bibliography
Empathy in children.
Self-acceptance in adolescence.
Parent and child.
Parent-Child Relations
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- General.
EDUCATION -- Secondary.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Children's Literature.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology.
Children -- Social conditions
Empathy in children
Parent and child
Self-acceptance in adolescence
Teenagers -- Social conditions
Genre/Form bibliographies.
Bibliographies
Bibliographies.
Bibliographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781632172280
1632172283