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MSLBD Online Book Discussion

The MSLBD Online Book Discussion features some of the many new and/or classic, fiction and/or non-fiction books written about children, youth, and adults with emotional and behavioral disorders - their lives, their families, their teachers, therapists, and counselors, and the numerous interventions designed to meet their needs.

CLICK TO VIEW a list of books related to children,youth, and adults with emotional and behavioral disorders.

Click on individual titles to read the reviews . (Coming soon.)

If you are interested in submitting a book review,

Books Currently Under Discussion include:

The MSBLD Book Discussion features some of the many new and/or classic, fiction and/or non-fiction books written about children, youth, and adults with emotional and behavioral disorders - their lives, their families, their teachers, therapists, and counselors, and the numerous interventions designed to meet their needs.

Books Currently Under Discussion include: (Reviews will be made available soon, so please check back!)

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (2003) - Reviewed by Debbie Sisco, Woodson Children's Center, St. Joseph, MO.

  • Hamlet's Dresser: A Memoir by Bob Smith (2002) - Reviewed by Mary Kay Zabel, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

  • Opening Skinner's Box by Lauren Slater (2004) - Reviewed by Carl Smith, Drake University, Des Moines, IA.

  • His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina by Danielle Steel (1998) - Reviewed by Barb Berg, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • From Darkness to Light by Julie Landsman (1994) - Reviewed by Ruth Bowman, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • Always Running, La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez (1994) - Reviewed by Terri Collins, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz (1991) - Reviewed by Mindy Crisp, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

  • Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a Sixteen-Year-Old by Anna J. Michener (1998) - Reviewed by Adam Dubauskas, University of Minnesota-Duluth, MN The Sound of a Miracle: A Child's Triumph over Autism by Catherine Maurice (1991) - Reviewed by Judy Ferguson, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • The Tiger's Child by Torey Hayden (1995) - Reviewed by Krista Gustafson, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, MN.

  • Don't Think about Monkeys edited by Adam Ward and John S. Hilkevich (1992) - Reviewed by Patricia Hins, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, MN.

  • The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship by Dave Pelzer (2004) - Reviewed by Patricia Kuefler-Ross, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.

  • What Makes Ryan Tick? A Family's Triumph over Tourette Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Susan Hughes (1996) - Reviewed by Rick Lindberg, University of Minnesota-Duluth, MN.

  • The Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl by Marguerite Sechehay (1951) - Reviewed by Michelle Martinson, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

  • Skin Game by Caroline Kettlewell (1999) - Reviewed by Mindy Nakamoto, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

  • No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court by Edward Humes (1996) - Reviewed by Sherlyn Peterson, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

  • The Gus Chronicles: Reflections from an Abused Kid by Charles D. Applesteinb and Gus E. Studelmeyer (1994) - Reviewed by Rob Radermacher, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

  • Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D by Lizzie Simon (2002) - Reviewed by Stan Ragnes, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Slim to None: A Journey through the Wasteland of Anorexia by Jennifer Hendricks (2003) - Reviewed by Tish Rops, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • Ghost Girl: The True Story of a Child in Peril and the Teacher who Saved Her by Torey Hayden (1991) - Reviewed by Karen Ruchti, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • They Cage the Animals at Night by Jennings Michael Burch (1984) - Reviewed by Jake Zisla, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism by Catherine Maurice (1993) - Reviewed by David Golias, St. Could State University, St. Cloud, MN.

  • Where the Roots Reach for Water: A Personal and Natural History of Melancholia
    by Jeffrey Smith (1999) - Reviewed by Odessa Bond, University of St.Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

  • Basic Needs: A Year with Street Kids in a City School by Julie Landsman (1993) - Reviewed by Sky Davey University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN.

  • In Small Doses: A Memoir about Accepting and Living with Bipolar by Marc Pollard (2003) - Reviewed by Amber Fischer University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN.

  • My Mother's Keeper: A Daughter's Memoir of Growing Up in the Shadows of Schizophrenia by T.E. Holley and J. Holley (1997) - Reviewed by Tehann Hamilton University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN.

  • Beautiful Child by Torey Hayden (2002) - Reviewed by Lisa McInroy , Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (2003) - Reviewed by Melissa Olean St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.

  • The Magic Castle: A True Story Multiple Personality and One Boy's Harrowing Journey to Wholeness. by Carole Smith (1998) - Reviewed by Annette Petersmeyer, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN.

  • Only a Mother Could Love Him by Benjamin Polis (2001) - Reviewed by Kelly Raymond, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN.

  • True Noteboks by M. Salzman (2003). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 330 pages.
    Reviewer: Robert Zabel, Kansas State University

  • Raising Blaze by Ginsberg, Debra (2002) Harper Collins
    Reviewed by: Jim Teagarden, Instructor, Kansas State University.

  • Treating Huckleberry Finn: A New Narrative Approach to Working with Kids Diagnosed ADD/ADHD by D. Nylund, (2000). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
    Reviewed by Don Mardock, Treatment Group Home School, Girls and Boys Town High School, Omaha, NE

Click on individual titles to read the reviews and comments on the discussion board. Visitors are encouraged to join these book discussions by submitting their own comments.

CLICK TO VIEW a list of additional books related to children, youth, and adults with emotional and behavioral disorders

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