Books Related to FACS

 

Child Development

• Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

• Wonder by R. J. Palacio

• Memoirs of An Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks

• Detour for Emmy, Too Soon for Jeff, both by Marilyn Reynolds

• Dani’s Story – a journey from neglect to love by Diane & Bernie Lierow

• Three Little Words by Ashley Roades Courter

• Split by Swati Avasthi

• The Glass Castle,  Jannette Walls

• Raising Kids for True Greatness,  by Dr. Tim Kimmel

• Butterflies in May: topic is teen pregnancy

• Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

• Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

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Individual & Family Studies/Relationships

• Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

• Too Close to Home by Susan Lewis

• Dreamland by Sarah Dessen for Teen Dating Violence

• Breathing Underwater by Harper Teen for Dating Violence

 

Leadership

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

• Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn

• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

• I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

 

Food & Nutrition

• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser,

• In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

• What Einstein Told His Cook and What Einstein Told His Cook 2 by Robert Wolke

• What To Eat by Marion Nestle, really anything by Marion Nestle

• A Very Dairy Christmas by Sylvia Hysen

• Foods that Harm and Foods that Heal by Readers Digest

• Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollen

 

Sewing, Clothing & Fashion

• The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon