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Suggested Books to read

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GANGS

·         Gangs and Violence Author: Gustav Mark Gedatus

·         One of the Guys: Girls, Gangs and Gender Author: Jody Miller

HISPANIC ISSUES

·         Changing Race; Latinos, the Census and the History of Ethnicity in the United States Author: Clara Rodrigues

·         Crowding Out Latinos: Mexican-Americans Author: Marco Portales

·         El Coyte: The Rebel Authors: Luis Perez, Lauro Flores

·         From Indians to Chicanos: The Dynamics of Mexican-American Culture Author: James Diego Vigil Gabriel's Fire Author: Luis Gabriel Aguilera

·         Galilean Journey: The Mexican-American Promise Authors: Virgilio P. Elizondo, Jacques Aurdinet

·         The Latino Holiday Book from Cinco De Mayo to Dia De Los Muertos Author: Valerie Menard

·         So Far From God (novel) Author: Ana Castillo

·         There's a Word for It in Mexico: The Complete Guide to Mexican Thought and Culture Author: Boye Lafayette DeMente

MISCELLANEOUS
(setting boundaries, single parent homes, parenting, etc.)

·         Angela's Ashes (poverty) Author: Frank McCourt

·         Beyond the Best Interests of the Child Author: Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freud, Albert Solnit

·         Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives Author: Henry Cloud and John Townsend

·         Discipline with Dignity Authors: Richard Curwin, Allen Mendler

·         Divine Secrets of Ya Ya Author: Rebecca West

·         The Emotional Problems of Normal Children Author: Stanley Turecki

·         The Eye of Childhood (suicide) Author: Korenbrg

·         Families Apart: Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting Author: Melinda Blau

·         The First Twelve Months of Life Author: Frank Caplan

·         Friday's Child (developmentally delayed) Author: many authors

·         Ghost Girl (teacher and silent child) Author: Torey Hayden

·         Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence Authors: Robin Karr-Morse, Meredith Wiley, Berry Brazelton

·         The Great Santini (rigid parenting) Author: Pat Conroy

·         Healing the Shame That Binds You Author: John Bradshaw

·         Icy Sparks (Tourettes syndrome) Author: Gwyn Rubio

·         Is the Left Brain Always Right: A Guide to Whole Child Development Authors: Cherry, Godwin, Staples

·         The Jack-Roller (delinquency) Author: Clifford Shaw

·         Little Altars Everywhere (dysfunction) Author: Rebecca Wells

·         The Lives of Children (school) Author: George Dennison

·         The Magic Years (child development) Author: Selma Fraiburg

·         Murphy's Boy (child would not speak) Author: Torey Hayden

·         The Myths of Masculinity Author: Joseph Pleck

·         Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago Authors: LeAlan Jones, Lloyd Newman

·         Our Babies Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent Author: Meridith Small

·         Parenting with Love and Logic Author: Foster Cline, Jim Fay

·         The Prodigal Father: A True Story of Tragedy, Survival, and Reconciliation in an American Family Author: Jon du Pre

·         Prodigal Father: Reuniting Fathers and Their Children Author: Mark A. Bryan

·         Raising Self-reliant Children in a Self-indulgent World Authors: Glen and Nelsen

·         Raising Your Spirited Child Author: Mary S. Kurcinka

·         Setting Boundaries with Youth: How to Discipline with Understanding Author: Unknown

·         Setting Limits: Defining Appropriate Boundaries of Behavior for Your Children: from Infants to Teens Author: Elizabeth Vinton

·         The Shaping of Personality Author: Georgia Babladelia, Susanne Adams

·         The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families Author: Mary Pipher

·         There Are No Children Here (living in a ghetto) Author: Alex Kotlowski

·         Sweet Summer: Growing Up with and without My Dad Author: BeBe Moore Campbell

·         Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk Author: Marc Parent

·         We Were the Mulraneys Author: Joyce Carol Oates

·         When Parents Love Too Much Author: Ashner, Meyers

·         The Wonder of Boys Author: Gurian

·         You Gotta Believe (poverty and drugs) Author: Drew T. Brown

RAPE

·         After Silence: Rape and the Journey Back Author: Nancy Raine

·         Girls Author: Fredrick Busch

·         Speak Author: Laurie Anderson Telling a Memoir of Rape and Recovery Author: Patricia Francisco

SOCIALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

·         And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner City High School Students Author: Miles Corwin

·         At Risk Students Defy the Odds Author: Rosa Aronson

·         Caught in the Middle: Nonstandard Kids and a Killing Curriculum Author: Susan Ohanian

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To report child abuse,

call the Texas Abuse

and Neglect Hotline

1-800-252-5400

or report online at

www.txabusehotline.org