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From: Kathie Staszak <staszak>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:50:45 -0600
I have been luking on this listserv for about four months now and this seemed like a good time to get involved. I am a Children's librarian for the Milwaukee Public Library and about a year ago I did a brief presentation on books about homelessness. I included fiction and nonfiction. I t would take me too long to describe each book so I'll just note intended age/grade use and whether or not it is fiction or nonfiction.
1. 54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless by Charles A. Kroloff, non-fiction,
ages 12 and up. 2. At the Sound of the Beep by Marilyn Sachs, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. 3. Come the Morning by Mark Jonathan Harris, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. 4. Darnell Rock Reporting by Walter Dean Myers, fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 5. Erik is Homeless by Keith Elliot Greenberg, non-fiction, 8 to 10 year
olds. 6. Family Pose by Dean Hughes, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. 7. Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting, fiction, 5 to 8 year olds. 8. Homeless by Bernard Wolf, non-fiction, 6 to 10 year olds. 9. Monkey Island by Paula Fox, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. (Note: this
is the best novel on this topic!) 10. Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights by Walter Dean Myers,
fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 11. Mr. Bowtie by Karen Barbour, fiction, 5 to 8 year olds. 12. My Fabulous New Life by Sheila Greenwald, fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 13. No Place to Be: Voices of Homeless Children by Judith Berck, non fiction, teenagers. 14. Someplace to Go by Maria Testa, fiction, 8 to 12 year olds. 15. Sophie and the Sidewalk Man by Stephanie S. Tolan, fiction, 8 to
12 year olds. 16. Street Child by Berlie Doherty, fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 17. Tails of the Bronx by Jill Pinkwater, fiction, 8 to 12 year olds. 18. Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan, fiction
5 to 8 year olds. 19. Way Home by Libby Hathorn, fiction, 8 to 12 year olds. 20. Out of the Dump: writings and photographs by children from
Guatemala edited by Kristine L. Franklin and Nancy McGirr,
non-fiction, ages 8 and up.
I hope this helps you present this current problem to children so they will become socially conscious!
Kathie Staszak Bay View Library - Milwaukee Public Library System 2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 e-mail address: staszak at omnifest.uwm.edu or kstasz at mpl.org
Received on Thu 03 Apr 1997 05:50:45 PM CST
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:50:45 -0600
I have been luking on this listserv for about four months now and this seemed like a good time to get involved. I am a Children's librarian for the Milwaukee Public Library and about a year ago I did a brief presentation on books about homelessness. I included fiction and nonfiction. I t would take me too long to describe each book so I'll just note intended age/grade use and whether or not it is fiction or nonfiction.
1. 54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless by Charles A. Kroloff, non-fiction,
ages 12 and up. 2. At the Sound of the Beep by Marilyn Sachs, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. 3. Come the Morning by Mark Jonathan Harris, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. 4. Darnell Rock Reporting by Walter Dean Myers, fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 5. Erik is Homeless by Keith Elliot Greenberg, non-fiction, 8 to 10 year
olds. 6. Family Pose by Dean Hughes, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. 7. Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting, fiction, 5 to 8 year olds. 8. Homeless by Bernard Wolf, non-fiction, 6 to 10 year olds. 9. Monkey Island by Paula Fox, fiction, 10 to 14 year olds. (Note: this
is the best novel on this topic!) 10. Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights by Walter Dean Myers,
fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 11. Mr. Bowtie by Karen Barbour, fiction, 5 to 8 year olds. 12. My Fabulous New Life by Sheila Greenwald, fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 13. No Place to Be: Voices of Homeless Children by Judith Berck, non fiction, teenagers. 14. Someplace to Go by Maria Testa, fiction, 8 to 12 year olds. 15. Sophie and the Sidewalk Man by Stephanie S. Tolan, fiction, 8 to
12 year olds. 16. Street Child by Berlie Doherty, fiction, 9 to 12 year olds. 17. Tails of the Bronx by Jill Pinkwater, fiction, 8 to 12 year olds. 18. Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan, fiction
5 to 8 year olds. 19. Way Home by Libby Hathorn, fiction, 8 to 12 year olds. 20. Out of the Dump: writings and photographs by children from
Guatemala edited by Kristine L. Franklin and Nancy McGirr,
non-fiction, ages 8 and up.
I hope this helps you present this current problem to children so they will become socially conscious!
Kathie Staszak Bay View Library - Milwaukee Public Library System 2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 e-mail address: staszak at omnifest.uwm.edu or kstasz at mpl.org
Received on Thu 03 Apr 1997 05:50:45 PM CST
