GIVE AND TAKE:
Classroom Set Winner

In honor of all you changemaker educators, a classroom set of 25 books was given away to a school librarian (see below) for use in a school setting. Our thanks to FSG for the generous donation!
 
 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Give and Take
By Elly Swartz
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13: 9780374308216
Age Range: 8 – 12 Years
Coming 10/15/19

Family has always been important to twelve-year-old Maggie: a trapshooter, she is coached by her dad and cheered on by her mom. But her grandmother’s recent death leaves a giant hole in Maggie’s life, one which she begins to fill with an assortment of things: candy wrappers, pieces of tassel from Nana’s favorite scarf, milk cartons, sticks . . . all stuffed in cardboard boxes under her bed.

Then her parents decide to take in a foster infant. But anxiety over the new baby’s departure only worsens Maggie’s hoarding, and soon she finds herself taking and taking until she spirals out of control. Ultimately, with some help from family, friends, and experts, Maggie learns that sometimes love means letting go.

“The writing is lucid and intelligent….Pediatric hoarding, like adoption and fostering, is portrayed sensitively,…. A potentially useful resource for kids struggling with loss, change, and letting go.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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“This fast-paced and dialogue-heavy story may provide comfort and support to readers who have trouble processing their own strong emotions. A welcome addition to middle grade collections.”
—School Library Journal
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“Sensitive and affirming look at a problem not often tackled in middle-grade fiction.”
—Booklist

 

ABOUT THE GUIDES

Journaling Activity
LCSW Bonnie Thomas, in collaboration with author Elly Swartz, has created a journaling activity for your readers complete with printable prompts and labels.
DOWNLOAD Give and Take: Journaling Activity (PDF)

Curriculum Guide
Author Elly Swartz and educators Rayna Freedman and Anna Kontos have created a rich Curriculum Guide.
DOWNLOAD Give and Take: Curriculum Guide (PDF)
 

!!THE GIVEAWAY WINNER!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Arkansas Library Media Specialist Ronda Hughes! A classroom set is coming your way soon!