BOOKS

Note: Each book is listed once, although some may fit into more than one category. Suggested age/grade levels are given for most of the children's books.

AFRICAN-AMERICANS

Coleman, Evelyn. White Socks Only. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman and Co., 1996. Grades K-8 C F COL

Morris, Ann, ed. Lift Every Voice and Sing: St. Louis African Americans in the Twentieth Century. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999. Grades 5 and up 977.8 LIF

Smalls, Irene. Kevin and His Dad . Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1999. Grades K-3
E SMA

AIDS

Newman, Leslea. Too Far Away to Touch. New York: Clarion Books, 1995. Ages 5-9 E NEW

BOYS

Franco, Betsy, ed. You Hear Me? Poems and Writings by Teenage Boys. Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2000. Grades 7 and up 811 YOU

CHILD LABOR

**Robers-Davis, Tanya. We Need to go to School: Voices of the Rugmark Children. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2001. Grades 4-9 C 311.31 WEN

DISABILITIES

Clark, Dan. Puppies for Sale. Franklin, Tenn.: Dalmatian Press, 1999. Elementary grades E CLA

McMahon, Patricia. Dancing Wheels. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Grades 3-6
C 792.8 MCM

**Shapiro, Joseph P. No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1993, 1994. 323.3 SHA

DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM

Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night. San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994. E BUN

Dooley, Norah. Everybody Bakes Bread. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1996. Grades 1-4 E DOO

Gainer, Cindy. I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Child's Book About Understanding and Celebrating Each Other. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Pub., 1998. Juvenile
C 155.2 GAI

Gordon, Sol. All Families are Different. Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2000. Ages 7 and up C 306.85 GOR

**Kissinger, Katie. All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color/Todos los Colores de Nuestra Piel: La Historia de por que Tenemos Differentes Colores de Piel. St. Paul: Redleaf Press, 1994. C 612.79 KIS

Medina, Jane. My Name is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River. Poems in English and Spanish. Honesdale, Penn.: Wordsong, 1999. Grades K-3 C 811 MED

Mitchell, Lori. Different Just Like Me. Watertown, Mass.: Talewinds, 1999. E MIT. Also available as sound recording (Recorded Books, 1999) Grades K-2
CT ZS MITC

Spier, Peter. People. New York: Doubleday, 1980. C 155.2 SPI

Tran, Khanh Tuyet. The Little Weaver of Thai-Yen Village. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1986. In Vietnamese and English. C F TRA

GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUESTIONING PEOPLES

Bauer, Marion Dane. Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence. New York: HarperTrophy, 1994. YA AMI

**Bernstein, Robert A. Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and With Greater Understanding. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1995. 306.766 BER

Borhek, Mary V. Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents. Revised and updated. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1983, 1993. 306.766 BOR

Dew, Robb Forman. The Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came Out. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994. 306.766 DEW

Gillespie, Peggy, ed. Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families. 306.874 KAE

Marcus, Eric. Is It a Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999.
306.766 MAR

Marcus, Eric. What if Someone I Know is Gay? Answers to Questions About Gay and Lesbian People. New York: Price Stern Sloan, 2000. 306.766 MAR

Mastoon, Adam. The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People. New York: Harpercollins Juvenile Books, 2001. Grades 9-12 306.766 SHA

Newman, Leslea. Heather Has Two Mommies. Los Angeles: Alyson Wonderland, 1989, 2000. Ages 4-9 C 306.8743 NEW

Price, Deb and Murdock, Joyce. And Say Hi to Joyce: The Life and Chronicles of a Lesbian Couple. New York: Doubleday, 1995. 306.766 PRI

Reed, Rita. Growing Up Gay: The Sorrow and Joys of Gay and Lesbian Adolescence. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997. 306.766 REE

Vigna, Judith. My Two Uncles. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman and Co., 1995. Juvenile C 306.87 VIG

White, Mel. Stranger at the Gate: To be Gay and Christian in America. New York: Plume Book, 1994. B WHITE

Willhoite, Michael. Daddy's Roommate. Los Angeles: Alyson Pub., 1990. Juvenile
C 306.8742 WIL

GIRLS

Kroll, Virginia. Girl, You're Amazing! Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman and Co., 2001. Grades K-3 E KRO

Morrison, Lillian. More Spice Than Sugar: Poems About Feisty Females. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001. Grades 4-8 C 811 MOR

Thimmesh, Catherine. Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000. C 609.2 THI

HOLOCAUST AND CHILDREN

Matas, Carol. Daniel's Story. New York: Scholastic, 1993. Grades 5-12 YA MAT

PARENTING

Arnow, Jan. Teaching Peace: How to Raise Children to Live in Harmony – Without Fear, Without Prejudice, Without Violence. New York: Perigee Book, 1995. 649.1 ARN

Bullard, Sara. Teaching Tolerance: Raising Open-Minded Empathic Children. New York: Doubleday, 1996. 649.7 BUL

Fairchild, Betty and Hayward, Nancy. Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children. San Diego: Harcourt Brace and Co., 1979, 1998. 306.766 FAI

Nolte, Dorothy Law. Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Values. New York: Workman Pub., 1972, 1998. 649.1 WOL

Stern-LaRosa, Caryl and Hofheimer, Ellen. The Anti-Defamation League's Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice: A Guide for Adults and Children. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2000. 649.1 STE

PEACE, JUSTICE, AND TOLERANCE

Agassi, Martine. Hands Are Not For Hitting. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Pub., 2000. Grades Pre-K - 2 C 152.47 AGA

Berzon, Betty. Setting Them Straight: You Can Do Something About Bigotry and Homophobia in Your Life. New York: Plume Book, 1996. 306.766 BER

**Brody, Ed et al. Spinning Tales, Weaving Hope: Stories, Storytelling and Activities for Peace, Justice, and the Environment. Montpelier: British Columbia Arts Council, 2002. 398.2 SPI

Miklowitz, Gloria D. Secrets of the House of Delgado. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2001. Grades 4 and up YA MIK

Millman, Dan. Secret of the Peaceful Warrior: A Story About Courage and Love. Tiburon, Calif.: H.J. Kramer, Inc.. Starseed Press, 1991. C F MIL

Seuss, Dr. The Sneetches: And Other Stories. New York: Random House, 1953, 1961. E SEU

TEACHERS' GUIDES

Beane, Allan L. The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Pub., 1999. 371.100 BEA

Derman-Sparks, Louise and the A.B.C. Task Force. Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children. Washington: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1989. Pre-school to primary grades 372.1320 DER

Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them. New York: Broadway Books, 1999. 305.235 FRE

**Kriedler, William J. Creative Conflict Resolution: More Than 200 Activities for Keeping Peace in the Classroom, K-6. Parisppany, N.J.: Good Year Books, 1984. 371.13 KRE

Kriedler, William J. Teaching Conflict Resolution Through Children's Literature. New York: Scholastic, 1994. Grades K-2. Book titles include The Pig War, Island of the Skog, Six Crows, Chicken Sunday, etc. 371.4 KRE

Levin, Diane E. Teaching Young Children in Violent Times: Building a Peaceable Classroom. A Preschool-Grade 3 Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution Guide. Cambridge: Educators for Social Responsibility, 1994. 371.102 LEV

**Pelo, Ann. That's Not Fair!: A Teacher's Guide to Activism With Young Children. St. Paul: Redleaf Press, 2000. 370.117 PEL

Williams, Kimberly A. Disability Awareness: 24 Lessons for the Inclusive Classroom. Portland, Me.: Walch Pub., 1998. 371.904 WIL

** INDICATES BOOK DONATED IN HONOR OF EMILY A. SPIELER, CCSJ FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT (1999-2002

VIDEOS

Beyond Hate: The Heart of Hatred. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996.
VC 364.1

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School. New Day, 1996. Includes viewing guide. VC 306.7

Lost Futures: The Problem of Child Labor. American Federation of Teachers, n.d. Includes teacher's guide. VC 331

Not In Our Town. The Working Group, n.d. Includes Watching Together: A Guide to Promote Thoughtful Viewing and Analysis in the Classroom. VC 364.1

That's A Family: A Film for Kids About Family Diversity. New Day Film, n.d. Includes discussion/teaching guide. VC 306

A Question of Race. Discovery Channel, 2000. VC 305