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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for books
dealing with separation from a family member. I was able to order four titles
that I think will work well for my patron and I’ll keep the rest in mind
for other situations. My original request is attached to the bottom of the
e-mail. The following titles were suggested:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Of course THE KISSING HAND comes to mind right away. But why
don't you go on <a href="http://abookandahug.com"
title="http://abookandahug.com/">abookandahug.com</a> and scroll through the
keywords to "separation" and see the list there. You can limit
it to picture books if you need to or to middle reader if the child is 9-11.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"All Those Secrets of the World" by Jane
Yolen. Lovely book.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Fred Stays With Me by Nancy Coffelt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A Day With Dad by Bo R Holmberg</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>For a 4-6th grader I would suggest Heart of
a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry. The boy's brothers are off at boarding school and
his father is in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>
(and his mother is long gone). Here are reviews:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Booklist™ - 02-15-2009 Grades 4-7. Ranching and
soldiering are what men do where Brother lives, in eastern <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>. Trouble is, the nearly 12-year-old
boy doesn’t think he’d be much good at either. But then his
father’s reserve unit is sent to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and the boy and his elderly
grandfather are left in charge of the family ranch. Much soul-searching ensues,
ultimately leading Brother to his own personal path to the future.
Parry’s first novel, about a boy’s emotional and spiritual
coming-of-age, is heartfelt and often heartwarming, though her characters are a
bit too saintly for credibility, and her occasionally preachy tone strays into
the didactic more than it should. She does an excellent job, however, of
acquainting readers with the realities of modern ranching life and the impact a
distant war has on the families who are left at home to cope.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>School Library Journal™ - 03-01-2009 Gr 4-8-In this
coming-of-age story, Ignatius, the youngest of five brothers in a military
family grounded in the Christian faith, promises to take care of the ranch
while his father is deployed in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Since his mother left years earlier to pursue life as an artist, and his older
brothers are off to school or military training camps, the 11-year-old looks to
his grandparents for guidance, but often feels angry and alone trying to keep
his heroic promise. Although some of the realities of the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region> war are
threaded in, the author primarily focuses on the details of contemporary
Oregonian ranch life. Ignatius's series of firsts that move him beyond his
absolute, always-saying-never ways are the novel's most suspenseful scenes: he
stitches up his brother's head, births a calf, and survives a wildfire. In the
end, his relationships with his Quaker grandfather, an Ecuadoran shepherd who
works on the ranch, and a new Catholic circuit priest help him to discover his
true calling, to become a military chaplain. Despite a heavy-handed message and
an unevenness in tone-the present-tense first-person narrative changes
awkwardly between a reflective and an imaginary play voice-it remains a good
purchase for readers who are looking for realistic fiction written from the
point of view of a soldier's child, along with Maria Testa's Almost Forever
(Candlewick, 2003) and Gary Paulsen's The Quilt (Random, 2004).-Sara Paulson,
American Sign Language and English Lower School PS 347, New York City Copyright
2009 Reed Business Information. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:teal'>These titles all have reunions so I'm
not sure if they exactly meet the patron's need, but I hope these help.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:teal'>Sometimes we are brave by Pat Brisson
[parent in military]</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:teal'>While you are away by Eileen Spinelli
[parents in military]</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:teal'>Mama will be home soon by Nancy
Minchella </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:teal'>The tangerine tree by Regina Hanson
[father has to leave for the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
to find work]</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:teal'>Wish you were here by Moritz Petz
[friends separated but could apply to parent/child situation]</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>- Only One Year by Andrea
Cheng. Looks like a younger chapter book</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:1.5in'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Farewells,
or I’ll Come Back to You <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Picture Books <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Blaine, Marge. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The Terrible Thing
that Happened at our House</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Cohen, Miriam. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'> My Big Brother</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dewdney, Anna. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Llama Llama Misses
Mama</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dupasquier, Phillipe. </span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Dear
Daddy…</span></b><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ericsson, Jennifer. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Home to Me, Home
to You</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Gregory, <st1:place w:st="on">Nan</st1:place>. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Amber Waiting</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hobbie, Holly.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Toot and Puddle: I’ll
be home for Christmas</span></b></span> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Horner, Polly. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Polly and the North
Star</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fowler, Susi Gregg.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> I’ll See
You When the Moon is Full</span></b></span> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Minchella, Nancy.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Mama Will be Home
Soon</span></b></span> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Penn, Audrey. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The Kissing Hand</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Selway, Martina. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Don’t Forget
to Write</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Senderak, Carol. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mommy in My Pocket</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Slater, David Michael. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Jacques and
Spock</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Spinelli, Eileen.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> When Mama Comes
Home Tonight<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Spinelli, Eileen.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> While You are Away</span></b></span>
<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Taback, Simms. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>I Miss You Every Day</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tomp, Sarah Wones.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Red, White, and
Blue Good-bye</span></b></span> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Viorst, Judith. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The Good-bye Book<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Weeks, Sarah.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> My Somebody Special</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wilson</span></font></st1:City></st1:place>,
Karma. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mama Always Comes Home</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Woodson, Jacqueline.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Coming on Home
Soon</span></b></span> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Woodson, Jacqueline. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Visiting Day</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ziefert, Harriet. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>When Daddy Travels</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ziefert, Harriet. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>When Mommy Travels</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Readers, Yellow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Corey, Dorothy. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>You Go Away</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>+Illustrated Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Yolen, Jane. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>All Those Secrets of
the World</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>+Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Coman, Carolyn. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The Big House<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dowell</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Frances</st1:country-region></st1:place>
O’Roark. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Shooting the Moon</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Orr, Wendy. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Nim’s Island</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Stauffacher, Sue. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Harry Sue</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Teen Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mead,<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>Alice, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Soldier Mom</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi, I had a
request for books dealing with separation of a child from a parent or a child
separated by distance from another sibling. I’m not looking for books
that deal with a child going to school and having separation anxiety, but books
that deal with a child who has a parent and/or sibling living far away. Does
anyone have any great titles to suggest? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Esther Moberg</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Youth services librarian<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Creswell Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Creswell</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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