Gifted and Talented Books for Kids
| This list of helpful books has been compiled to give kids, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators resources to help gifted individuals in school and life. If you know of any books that should be added to this list, please e-mail cgould@uwsp.edu and your book will be added. For Kids... Books about being gifted or about things that gifted kids might like to do…. Adderholdt, Miriam & Goldberg, Jan. Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good? Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Barrett, Susan L. It's All in Your Head: A Guide to Understanding Your Brain and Boosting Your Brain Power. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Delisle, Jim. Kid Stories: Biographies of 20 Young People You'd Like to Know. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Galbraith, Judy. The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Galbraith, Judy & Delisle, Jim. The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Gootman, Marilyn E. When a Friend Dies. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Grant, Janet E. The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Writer. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Greene, Rebecca. The Teenagers’ Guide to School Outside the Box. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Halsted, Judith W. Some of My Best friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School. Kaufman, Gershen; Raphael, Lev & Espeland, Pamela. Stick Up for Yourself! Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Kincher, Jonni. Psychology for Kids I & II: 40 Fun Tests that Help You Learn About Yourself. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Kranz, Linda. Through My Eyes: A Journal for Teens. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Lalli, Judy. Make Someone Smile and 40 More Ways To Be a Peaceful Person. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Lewis, Barbara A. The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Lewis, Barbara A. The Kid’s Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose – and Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. MENSA for Kids. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Packer, Alex J. Bringing Up Parents. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Packer, Alex J. How Rude! The Teenagers' Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Romain, Trevor. Cliques, Phonies, & Other Baloney. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Romain, Trevor. How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Romain, Trevor & Vercidk. Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves! Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Schwager, Tina & Schuerger, Michele. Cool Women, Hot Jobs… and How You Can Go for It, Too! Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Schwageer, Tina & Schuerger, Michele. Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. White, David A. Philosophy for Kids. Prufrock Press, Inc., P. O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813. Wilbur, Jessica. Totally Private & Personal: Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299. Childrens’ or Young Adult Literature about kids or adults who are gifted… Brooks, Jerome. Knee Holes. Blume, Judy. Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson. Hayden, Torey. The Tiger’s Child: The Story of a Gifted, Troubled Child and the Teacher Who Refused to Give Up On Her. Avon Books, Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Patterson, Katherine. The Great Gilly Hopkins. Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. Suskind, Ron. A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League. Sweeney, Joyce. Face the Dragon. Woodson, Jacqueline. Maizon at Blue Hill. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 |