The Catholic Chaplain: A Community for Kids, Sibs, Teens, Parents and Families

A COMMUNITY FOR KIDS, SIBS, TEENS, PARENTS AND FAMILIES

Children's Resources

Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse by Mic Hunter List Price: $11.00 Our Price: $8.80 You Save: $2.20 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1991) Fawcett Books. Well-written guide that raises the consciousness of professionals and gives hope and self-insight to survivors.

Be a Friend : Children Who Live With HIV Speak by Lori Wiener (Editor) List Price: $6.95 Our Price: $5.56 You Save: $1.39 (20%) 24 hours Ages 6-12 Paperback (1996) Albert Whitman & Co. Wiener, who lost her son to AIDS, presents a collection of drawings and writings done by children 5-15 living with HIV at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Poignant.

Body and Soul: Children, Teenagers & Cancer by Mark Ragg $18.95 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Seven Hills Book Distributors.

Breaking the Silence : A Guide to Help Children With Complicated Grief : Suicide, Homicide, Aids, Violence, and Abuse by Linda Goldman $28.95 2-3 days Paperback (1996) Accelerated Development.

Cancer and Self-Help : Bridging the Troubled Waters of Childhood Illness by Mark A. Chesler $19.95 24 hours Paperback (1995) University of Wisconsin. The effectiveness of self-help groups for parents of children with cancer. For professionals and leaders.

Changed by a Child : Companion Notes for Parents of a Child With a Disability by Barbara Gill List Price: $10.00 Our Price: $8.00 You Save: $2.00 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1998) Doubleday. From a parent who knows what it's like, for personal reading, daily meditations, or as a study guide for a parent support group.

Childhood Leukemia : A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers by Nancy Keene List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96 You Save: $4.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1997) O'Reilly & Associates. This warm and hopeful guide by a parent who has been there covers detailed medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family, friends, school, social and financial issues, communication, feelings and loss. With the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with leukemia and its treatments. Advice from "veteran" parents can be a lifeline.

Children, Families, and HIV/AIDS : Psychosocial and Therapeutic Issues by Nancy Boyd-Franklin (Editor), Gloria L. Steiner (Editor), Mary Boland (Editor) $22.95 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Guilford Press.

Coping When a Parent Has AIDS by Barbara Hermie $17.95 1-2 weeks Library Binding (1993) Rosen Publishing Group; Forthright treatment of the many concerns of children whose parent or parents have HIV or AIDS, how the virus is transmitted, whom to tell, seeking advice, what to do in hospitals and loss. Includes a list of AIDS-related hotlines.

Easy for You to Say : Q & As for Teens Living With Chronic Illness or Disability by Miriam Kaufman, MD List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $12.76 You Save: $3.19 (20%) 2-3 days Young Adult Paperback (1995) Key Porter Books. For teens who are disabled or who have a chronic illness, filled with very personal, even courageous questions from teens with varied medical conditions including sexuality. The kind of information disabled teens often need but may be too embarrassed to ask for. Covers many medical conditions, re-assuring and affirming. Book can be flattened, large print, extra white space.

Fighting Chance : Journeys Through Childhood Cancer by Harry Connolly $27.95 2-3 days Hardcover (1998) Woodholm House. 200 images, follows three courageous patients, their families and caregivers battling cancer in and out of the hospital. Photographed over the course of three years, it captures what it's really like.

Kathy's Hats : A Story of Hope by Trudy Krisher List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $13.45 You Save: $1.50 (10%) 24 hours Ages 4-8 Library Binding (1992) Concept Books. A little girl loses her hair as a result of treatment for cancer and hates her hats until her mother tells her she should also be wearing a thinking cap, the most important thing about a person is the way she thinks about things. Give this and Goes' My Book about Cansur written by a 6-year-old with cancer to every child going through cancer.

My ABC Book of Cancer by Shannin Chamberlain $6.95 24 hours Paperback (1990) Synergistic. Shannin Chamberlain was a nine-year-old Northern Michigan schoolgirl when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma and given a 20 per cent chance for sur-viving two years. During the period she was undergoing numerous operations, chemother-apy and radiation she created this book in ABC format in text and drawings. Concludes with a discussion of childhood cancer, suggested reading list, glossary, and resource guide.

Pastoral Care With Adolescents in Crisis by G. Wade Rowatt $15.00 Paperback (1989) John Knox 4-6 weeks.

Pastoral Care With Children in Crisis by Andrew D. Lester List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1985) Westminster John Knox. An exceptionally well-written, practical guide with numerous case examples of working with school age children in a variety of crisis situations. What to do, what to say, how to help and change the course of a child's life. A slender book full of useful clinical techniques for home, school, hospital, congregational and funeral chapel visits with children or families with children.

Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer by Sherry Kohlenberg List Price: $8.95 Our Price: $7.16 You Save: $1.79 (20%) 2-3 days Preschool Paperback (1993) Magination. When Kohlenberg was diagnosed with breast cancer, she wrote this book for her young son, to help him understand what was happening to her. Sammy's mommy receives treatment for cancer, goes into the hospital for surgery, recovers at home, and shares her continuing love for him. This book won the "Best Book of 1994" award from the American Medical Writers Association.

Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents: A Preventive Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors by William E. Prendergast List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $20.97 You Save: $8.98 (30%) 2-3 days Hardcover (1996) Continuum.

Special Children, Challenged Parents : The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child With a Disability by Robert A. Naseef List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $15.37 You Save: $6.58 (30%) 24 hours Hardcover (1997) Birch Lane. A psychologist father's account of his autistic son, a practical guide for parents of special needs children covering a range of issues and medical conditions, marriage and family stress, coping with warmth and hope.

Surviving Childhood Cancer : A Guide for Families by Margot Joan Fromer List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1998) New Harbinger. Informative, sensitive guide describes cancer, treatment, and how it changes the lives of the child and everybody involved. A glossary of relevant terms is provided and a resource section lists supportive organizations.

'They Never Want to Tell You' : Children Talk About Cancer by David J. Bearison Our Price: $22.00 2-3 days Hardcover (1991) Harvard University. The children's own words. Priceless.

Too Scared to Cry: Psychic Trauma in Childhood by Lenore Terr List Price: $16.50 Our Price: $13.20 You Save: $3.30 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1992) HarperCollins. Winner of the Blanche Ittleson Award for her research on childhood trauma, clinical professor of psychiatry Terr examines the many ways that trauma has changed the children she's treated. She demonstrates that traumatized children can be helped through observing the recurring themes of the children's play.

Uncle Jimmy by Illana Katz, Stanley A. Schwartz, Terry Wilson, Edward Ritvo (Contributor) $9.95 2-3 days Ages 4-8 Paperback (1993) Real Life Story Books. Six-year-old Jason is upset when he discovers that his Uncle Jimmy has AIDS, but he feels better after visiting his uncle in the hospital and hearing more about his condition.

Uncommon Fathers : Reflections on Raising a Child With a Disability by Donald J. Meyer (Editor) List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback - 206 pages (June 1995) Woodbine House. Each father of a child with special needs expresses how the birth and life of his child has changed his life.

L. A. Rynasko, Board Certified Chaplain
Association of Professional Chaplains

	Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse by Mic Hunter List Price: $11.00 Our Price: $8.80 You Save: $2.20 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1991) Fawcett Books. Well-written guide that raises the consciousness of professionals and gives hope and self-insight to survivors.
	Be a Friend : Children Who Live With HIV Speak by Lori Wiener (Editor) List Price: $6.95 Our Price: $5.56 You Save: $1.39 (20%) 24 hours Ages 6-12 Paperback (1996) Albert Whitman & Co. Wiener, who lost her son to AIDS, presents a collection of drawings and writings done by children 5-15 living with HIV at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Poignant.
	Body and Soul: Children, Teenagers & Cancer by Mark Ragg $18.95 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Seven Hills Book Distributors.
	Breaking the Silence : A Guide to Help Children With Complicated Grief : Suicide, Homicide, Aids, Violence, and Abuse by Linda Goldman $28.95 2-3 days Paperback (1996) Accelerated Development.
	Cancer and Self-Help : Bridging the Troubled Waters of Childhood Illness by Mark A. Chesler $19.95 24 hours Paperback (1995) University of Wisconsin. The effectiveness of self-help groups for parents of children with cancer. For professionals and leaders.
	Changed by a Child : Companion Notes for Parents of a Child With a Disability by Barbara Gill List Price: $10.00 Our Price: $8.00 You Save: $2.00 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1998) Doubleday. From a parent who knows what it's like, for personal reading, daily meditations, or as a study guide for a parent support group.
	Childhood Leukemia : A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers by Nancy Keene List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96 You Save: $4.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1997) O'Reilly & Associates. This warm and hopeful guide by a parent who has been there covers detailed medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family, friends, school, social and financial issues, communication, feelings and loss. With the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with leukemia and its treatments. Advice from "veteran" parents can be a lifeline.
	Children, Families, and HIV/AIDS : Psychosocial and Therapeutic Issues by Nancy Boyd-Franklin (Editor), Gloria L. Steiner (Editor), Mary Boland (Editor) $22.95 2-3 days Paperback (1995) Guilford Press.
	Coping When a Parent Has AIDS by Barbara Hermie $17.95 1-2 weeks Library Binding (1993) Rosen Publishing Group; Forthright treatment of the many concerns of children whose parent or parents have HIV or AIDS, how the virus is transmitted, whom to tell, seeking advice, what to do in hospitals and loss. Includes a list of AIDS-related hotlines.
	Easy for You to Say : Q & As for Teens Living With Chronic Illness or Disability by Miriam Kaufman, MD List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $12.76 You Save: $3.19 (20%) 2-3 days Young Adult Paperback (1995) Key Porter Books. For teens who are disabled or who have a chronic illness, filled with very personal, even courageous questions from teens with varied medical conditions including sexuality. The kind of information disabled teens often need but may be too embarrassed to ask for. Covers many medical conditions, re-assuring and affirming. Book can be flattened, large print, extra white space.
	Fighting Chance : Journeys Through Childhood Cancer by Harry Connolly $27.95 2-3 days Hardcover (1998) Woodholm House. 200 images, follows three courageous patients, their families and caregivers battling cancer in and out of the hospital. Photographed over the course of three years, it captures what it's really like.
	Kathy's Hats : A Story of Hope by Trudy Krisher List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $13.45 You Save: $1.50 (10%) 24 hours Ages 4-8 Library Binding (1992) Concept Books. A little girl loses her hair as a result of treatment for cancer and hates her hats until her mother tells her she should also be wearing a thinking cap, the most important thing about a person is the way she thinks about things. Give this and Goes' My Book about Cansur written by a 6-year-old with cancer to every child going through cancer.
	My ABC Book of Cancer by Shannin Chamberlain $6.95 24 hours Paperback (1990) Synergistic. Shannin Chamberlain was a nine-year-old Northern Michigan schoolgirl when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma and given a 20 per cent chance for sur-viving two years. During the period she was undergoing numerous operations, chemother-apy and radiation she created this book in ABC format in text and drawings. Concludes with a discussion of childhood cancer, suggested reading list, glossary, and resource guide.
	Pastoral Care With Adolescents in Crisis by G. Wade Rowatt $15.00 Paperback (1989) John Knox 4-6 weeks.
	Pastoral Care With Children in Crisis by Andrew D. Lester List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1985) Westminster John Knox. An exceptionally well-written, practical guide with numerous case examples of working with school age children in a variety of crisis situations. What to do, what to say, how to help and change the course of a child's life. A slender book full of useful clinical techniques for home, school, hospital, congregational and funeral chapel visits with children or families with children.
	Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer by Sherry Kohlenberg List Price: $8.95 Our Price: $7.16 You Save: $1.79 (20%) 2-3 days Preschool Paperback (1993) Magination. When Kohlenberg was diagnosed with breast cancer, she wrote this book for her young son, to help him understand what was happening to her. Sammy's mommy receives treatment for cancer, goes into the hospital for surgery, recovers at home, and shares her continuing love for him. This book won the "Best Book of 1994" award from the American Medical Writers Association.
	Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents: A Preventive Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors by William E. Prendergast List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $20.97 You Save: $8.98 (30%) 2-3 days Hardcover (1996) Continuum.
	Special Children, Challenged Parents : The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child With a Disability by Robert A. Naseef List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $15.37 You Save: $6.58 (30%) 24 hours Hardcover (1997) Birch Lane. A psychologist father's account of his autistic son, a practical guide for parents of special needs children covering a range of issues and medical conditions, marriage and family stress, coping with warmth and hope.
	Surviving Childhood Cancer : A Guide for Families by Margot Joan Fromer List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) 24 hours Paperback (1998) New Harbinger. Informative, sensitive guide describes cancer, treatment, and how it changes the lives of the child and everybody involved. A glossary of relevant terms is provided and a resource section lists supportive organizations.
	'They Never Want to Tell You' : Children Talk About Cancer by David J. Bearison Our Price: $22.00 2-3 days Hardcover (1991) Harvard University. The children's own words. Priceless.
	Too Scared to Cry: Psychic Trauma in Childhood by Lenore Terr List Price: $16.50 Our Price: $13.20 You Save: $3.30 (20%) 2-3 days Paperback (1992) HarperCollins. Winner of the Blanche Ittleson Award for her research on childhood trauma, clinical professor of psychiatry Terr examines the many ways that trauma has changed the children she's treated. She demonstrates that traumatized children can be helped through observing the recurring themes of the children's play.
	Uncle Jimmy by Illana Katz, Stanley A. Schwartz, Terry Wilson, Edward Ritvo (Contributor) $9.95 2-3 days Ages 4-8 Paperback (1993) Real Life Story Books. Six-year-old Jason is upset when he discovers that his Uncle Jimmy has AIDS, but he feels better after visiting his uncle in the hospital and hearing more about his condition.
	Uncommon Fathers : Reflections on Raising a Child With a Disability by Donald J. Meyer (Editor) List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) 24 hours Paperback - 206 pages (June 1995) Woodbine House. Each father of a child with special needs expresses how the birth and life of his child has changed his life.