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Missing Daddy

by Kaba, Mariame

Book - 2018

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Far Apart, Close in Heart

Being A Family When A Loved One Is Incarcerated

by Birtha, Becky, 1948-

Book - 2017

This book is an excellent entry to discuss incarceration in an age-appropriate way or as a tool for children as they work through their complicated feelings. This book is an excellent entry to discuss incarceration in an age-appropriate way or as a tool for children as they work through their complicated feelings. Show less

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Visiting Day

by Woodson, Jacqueline

Book - 2002

This picture book for children tells the story of a young girl and her grandmother visiting the girl's father in prison. This picture book for children tells the story of a young girl and her grandmother visiting the girl's father in prison. Show less

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The Night Dad Went to Jail

What to Expect When Someone You Love Goes to Jail

by Higgins, Melissa, 1953-

Book - 2012

This picture book for children tells the story of a young child whose father has been incarcerated. This picture book for children tells the story of a young child whose father has been incarcerated. Show less

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Knock Knock

My Dad's Dream for Me

by Beaty, Daniel

Book - 2013

In this picture book for children a boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there. In this picture book for children a boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there. Show less

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Mama Loves Me From Away

by Brisson, Pat

Book - 2004

This picture book for children tells the story of a mother and daughter separated by the mother's incarceration and the special way they keep their loving relationship alive. This picture book for children tells the story of a mother and daughter separated by the mother's incarceration and the special way they keep their loving relationship alive. Show less

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Sunny Holiday

by Paratore, Coleen, 1958-

Book - 2009

In this children's chapter book, spunky third-grader Sunny Holiday tries to make the best out of every situation, and even though her father is in prison, she and her mother count their blessings and manage to find joy in every day. In this children's chapter book, spunky third-grader Sunny Holiday tries to make the best out of every situation, and even though her father is in prison, she and her mother count their blessings and manage to find joy in every day. Show less

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All the Things You Are

by Sheinmel, Courtney

Book - 2011

This children's chapter book is written in an easy style and features interesting relationships. It accurately portrays the process of arrest, a prison e...Show more This children's chapter book is written in an easy style and features interesting relationships. It accurately portrays the process of arrest, a prison experience, and the resulting issues that come up with friends, family, and neighbors. The conclusion is realistic yet positive. Show less

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The Year the Swallows Came Early

by Fitzmaurice, Kathryn

Book - 2009

In this chapter book for children, 11 year old, Groovy Robinson must decide if she can forgive the failings of someone she loves, after her father is sent to jail. In this chapter book for children, 11 year old, Groovy Robinson must decide if she can forgive the failings of someone she loves, after her father is sent to jail. Show less

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Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

The Story of Amber and Essie Told Here in Poems and Pictures

by Williams, Vera B.

Book - 2001

In this chapter book for children, two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail. In this chapter book for children, two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail. Show less

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Freaky Fast Frankie Joe

by Clifton, Lutricia

Book - 2012

This children's book is about Frankie Joe, whose mother goes to jail, and he must move from Texas to Illinois to live with his father and four half brothe...Show more This children's book is about Frankie Joe, whose mother goes to jail, and he must move from Texas to Illinois to live with his father and four half brothers. Frankie Joe is an appealing, resilient character who, in spite of his resentment and anger, possesses an easygoing determination to not only survive but to do so with humor and dignity Show less

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Harry Sue

by Stauffacher, Sue, 1961-

Book - 2005

This children's chapter book is about tough-talking Harry Sue who would like to start a life of crime in order to be find her incarcerated mother, but fi...Show more This children's chapter book is about tough-talking Harry Sue who would like to start a life of crime in order to be find her incarcerated mother, but first she must first protect the children at her neglectful grandmother's home day care center and befriend a paralyzed boy. Show less

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What Will Happen to Me?

by Zehr, Howard

Book - 2011

This book for teens and adults brings together photographic portraits of 30 children whose parents are incarcerated, along with their thoughts and reflections, in their own words. This book for teens and adults brings together photographic portraits of 30 children whose parents are incarcerated, along with their thoughts and reflections, in their own words. Show less

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Mexican Whiteboy

by de la Peña, Matt

Book - 2008

In this teen chapter book, sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a sum...Show more In this teen chapter book, sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California. Show less

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After Tupac and D Foster

by Woodson, Jacqueline

Book - 2010

This teen chapter book takes place in the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live. This teen chapter book takes place in the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live. Show less

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Do Not Pass Go

by Hill, Kirkpatrick

Book - 2007

In this chapter book for older children and teens, Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were. In this chapter book for older children and teens, Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were. Show less

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The Not-just-anybody Family

by Byars, Betsy Cromer

Book - 2008

In this chapter book for children, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems, including a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, . In this chapter book for children, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems, including a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, . Show less

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Tyrell

by Booth, Coe

Book - 2006

In this chapter book for teens, fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father. In this chapter book for teens, fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father. Show less

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Doing Time Together

Love and Family in the Shadow of the Prison

by Comfort, Megan

Book - 2008

Doing Time Together vividly details the ways that prisons shape and infiltrate the lives of women with loved ones on the inside. Doing Time Together vividly details the ways that prisons shape and infiltrate the lives of women with loved ones on the inside. Show less

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http://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/incarceration

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The incarceration of a loved one can be very overwhelming for both children and caregivers. Here are some tools from Sesame Street to help you with the changes your child is going through. The incarceration of a loved one can be very overwhelming for both children and caregivers. Here are some tools from Sesame Street to help you with the changes your child is going through. Show less

San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership

http://www.sfcipp.org/resources

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https://youth.gov/youth-topics/children-of-incarcerated-parents

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http://www.osborneny.org/index.cfm

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National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated

https://nrccfi.camden.rutgers.edu

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