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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Rouse up o young men of the new age! Rouse up o young men of the new age! Kenzaburō Ōe "K is a famous writer living in Tokyo with his wife and three children, the oldest of whom was born with a brain anomaly that has left him mentally disabled. A highly cerebral man who often retreats … OL10339365W
H H Elizabeth Shepard The world of a withdrawn child. He is Benjamin Sherman who shuns his peers and has a strong attachment to a toy, a stuffed letter H, which he treats as a companion and confidant. The novel follows th… OL15142704W
Hurry down sunshine Hurry down sunshine Michael Greenberg Touching, memorable and unsentimental, 'Hurry Down Sunshine' is partly an insightful exploration of what mental illness has come to mean in our culture, and partly a moving memoir about how one famil… OL18163987W
The price of silence The price of silence Liza Long "Liza Long is the single mother of a child with an undiagnosed mental disorder. When she heard about the Newtown shooting her first thought was, 'What if my son does that someday?' She wrote an emoti… OL19981998W
Supporting students with emotional and behavioral problems Supporting students with emotional and behavioral problems Lee Kern "Severe social, emotional, and behavioral challenges can be major obstacles to your studentsáƠ academic success. Break down those barriers with the research-based interventions in this book, your gui… OL20657561W
Ellis House Ellis House Maria Channell Jolted awake from a recurring nightmare, clinical psychologist Grace Morgan rushes to Ellis House to de-escalate Emily Rowan, a suicidal client who was admitted to the facility several hours earlier.… OL24161819W
Just Another Kid Just Another Kid Torey Hayden From the Official Torey Hayden Website: "Torey Hayden's book "Just Another Kid" is not just another book. Though each page turns on the mysteries of emotional disturbance, sex, alcoholism, violence a… OL265504W
H H Elizabeth Shepard The story of a troubled 12-year-old child, Benjamin Moorhouse, who is strangely attached to a stuffed letter H, which he names Elliot. In this debut novel, Shepard explores this boy's condition throu… OL3500532W
P.S. Your not listening P.S. Your not listening Eleanor Craig How do you teach long division to a child who believes the banana in his lunchbox is alive and trying to escape? How do you maintain control when one of your students has locked you in a closet? How … OL4094302W
King of the World King of the World Celia Fremlin When flatmates Bridget and Diane decide to look for another tenant, Norah applies for the room. She says she ia a battered wife and has run away from home. Gradually, however, her lies are revealed. … OL4466515W
Everything is normal until proven otherwise Everything is normal until proven otherwise Karl W. Dennis "Through personal stories and commentary by two of the model's creators, this book describes the evolution and philosophy behind Wraparound, a model of individualized service provision for children a… OL5843330W
Looking for Mary Gabriel Looking for Mary Gabriel Carole Lawrence "In the tradition of Carson McCullers, the author uses her own experience growing up with a mentally ill sister to pen this novel. Set in the heart of the deep South, Looking for Mary Gabriel is the … OL6215877W