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From: Szabla, Elizabeth <ESzabla>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:57:50 -0400
This is such an important question -- the experience of losing a parent is incredibly isolating. It's important for kids, surviving parents, and other adults to have good resources available when needed. To that end, I'd like to alert you to a new book on the Scholastic Press list called YOU ARE NOT ALONE: TEENS TALK ABOUT LIFE AFTER THE LOSS OF A PARENT by Lynne B. Hughes. The author, who lost both parents at a young age, is the founder of Comfort Zone Camp, a wonderful nonprofit bereavement camp for kids. The book includes discussions of what helps, what doesn't, what "stinks," and ways to stay connected to loved ones -- the teens the author interviewed are so generous in sharing their experiences. And many of them describe losses that took place when they were much younger.
Even if the 9-year-old who lost his mom isn't ready for this book quite yet, his father or another caring person in his life might appreciate knowing about it.
I hope this helps.
Elizabeth Szabla Editorial Director Scholastic Press ESzabla at scholastic.com
Received on Wed 28 Sep 2005 03:57:50 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:57:50 -0400
This is such an important question -- the experience of losing a parent is incredibly isolating. It's important for kids, surviving parents, and other adults to have good resources available when needed. To that end, I'd like to alert you to a new book on the Scholastic Press list called YOU ARE NOT ALONE: TEENS TALK ABOUT LIFE AFTER THE LOSS OF A PARENT by Lynne B. Hughes. The author, who lost both parents at a young age, is the founder of Comfort Zone Camp, a wonderful nonprofit bereavement camp for kids. The book includes discussions of what helps, what doesn't, what "stinks," and ways to stay connected to loved ones -- the teens the author interviewed are so generous in sharing their experiences. And many of them describe losses that took place when they were much younger.
Even if the 9-year-old who lost his mom isn't ready for this book quite yet, his father or another caring person in his life might appreciate knowing about it.
I hope this helps.
Elizabeth Szabla Editorial Director Scholastic Press ESzabla at scholastic.com
Received on Wed 28 Sep 2005 03:57:50 PM CDT
