I have to do a book report for my Child Psychology class and was wondering if anyone can suggest any good books that deal with Children.
Ex: House on Mango Street, Childed called It....
Anything that can deal with adolescence, puberty, change, abuse, poverty....
2007-02-13 14:59:40 · 9 answers · asked by xashleyleyx 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2007-02-13 16:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by symperl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, so I may be off-base with some of these. But maybe some will be of assistance. It also depends on whether or not you want fiction.
James and the Giant Peach
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Catcher in the Rye
The Secret Garden
Angela's Ashes
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
The Outsiders
Some of those are more in the teen/coming-of-age group, but excellent.
I'm adding two; the person below me is right on; Anne of Green Gables fits the bill. As does The Boxcar Children. It's a series, but the first one deals with 4 sibling orphans living in a boxcar before they are adopted.
Good luck!
2007-02-13 15:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The King's Evil. I've read it twice so far and love it... if you want more info than e-ail me at beneaththemangotree12@yahoo.com for the author or whatever. Also, any books by Torrey L. Hayden should do the trick. And in reference to House on Mango Street, a really good one is Caramelo bye Sandra Cisneros, but you'll have to e-mail me for info on that one, too...
2007-02-13 15:53:45 · answer #3 · answered by beneaththemangotree12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These books by Torey Hayden are great!
One Child
Murphy's Boy
Somebody elses kids
These are non- fiction books, I think Murphy's boy was the best. She ( Torey Hayden), has written many other books also.She is a Phsychologist and a special education teacher. Her books are based on her life experiences with children. Very Good Books!!
2007-02-13 15:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by macybluedawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just want to point out that "Lolita" isn't ABOUT child abuse. If you read any critical essays on it I think you will see that Nabakov's POINT was not to portray a child molester. I wish people would not just latch on to the surface theme of a book without thinking carefully about what the author is really attempting. Humbert is the quintessential unreliable narrator and as such nothing he says can be trusted. "No Language But a Cry" by Richard D'Ambrosio may not be about sexual abuse, but it is a classic about child abuse in general. It describes his quest as a psychiatrist to draw out a girl who has been made mute and unresponsive by the horrifying treatment she received by her parents.
2016-05-24 08:22:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any of the "chicken soup for the soul" books.
there is one called "chicken soup for the teenage soul"
i read it when i was a teen, about 5 years ago...
and it was very good, excellent actually. i learned a lot from that book that my parents were trying to teach me at the time, but being a typical teen, i had to hear/read it from a book before anything sunk in. (anything my parents said went in one ear and out the other immediately). hope this helps!
2007-02-13 15:11:38 · answer #6 · answered by odelayway 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story of an orphan and her difficult life (before she was adopted).
2007-02-13 15:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by concernedjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'The Great Gilly Hopkins' or 'Jacob Have I loved', by Katherine Paterson
2007-02-13 16:12:21 · answer #8 · answered by irish1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Outsiders"? Because that has to do with gangs. That's the only one I can think of right now...
2007-02-13 17:29:02 · answer #9 · answered by lilpuppy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋