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Books as Windows to Grow Empathy : Book Selection Tips

Catalog

Search Terms to use in a Library Catalog:

  • African Americans 
  • Hispanic Americans (or a specific country or ethnicity)
  • Asian Americans (or a specific country or ethnicity)
  • Indians of North America (or a specific tribe)
  • East Indian Americans (or a specific place/city or ethnicity)
  • Gay teenagers
  • Homosexuality
  • Transgender people
  • Gender nonconformity
  • Gender identity
  • A country or ethnic group (ex: Dominican Americans; Puerto Ricans)
  • A religion or religious group (ex: Judaism, Islam)
  • Family life
  • Stepfamilies
  • Divorce
  • Children of divorced parents
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Motherless families
  • An intellectual or physical disability (ex: autism or paraplegic)
  • Rural poor
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Illness (or a specific illness; ex: bulemia)