Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart | The Jane Addams Peace Association

Award(s): 2002, Honor Book for Older Children

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ISBN: 0060571829

This is a beautifully written book, told in the voices of two young sisters, about what it is like for a family when the father has been sent to jail, mother is working long hours to keep the family together, and the children are trying to make sense of their lives. Poetic, powerful, and tender Amber and Essie are portrayed with deep understanding of children's perspectives and of the cost to families of incarceration. Honor Book for Older Children, 2002.

Era: Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Award Year 2002 Era 21st Century Identity White American Incarceration Thinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalized Understanding human needs with compassion

Key Character Identities: Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Award Year 2002 Era 21st Century Identity White American Incarceration Thinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalized Understanding human needs with compassion

Historical Characters: Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Award Year 2002 Era 21st Century Identity White American Incarceration Thinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalized Understanding human needs with compassion

Social Justice Issues: Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Award Year 2002 Era 21st Century Identity White American Incarceration Thinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalized Understanding human needs with compassion

Themes: Ages 6 to 8 Ages 9 to 12 Award Year 2002 Era 21st Century Identity White American Incarceration Thinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalized Understanding human needs with compassion