Difficult Topics for Kids: Incarceration and Deportation

Sometimes we have to learn about difficult things like losing family members to incarceration and deportation. This list of books can help us start the conversation.

Updated October 28, 2025
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Difficult Topics for Kids: Incarceration and Deportation

Sometimes we have to learn about difficult things like losing family members to incarceration and deportation. This list of books can help us start the conversation.

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Far apart, close in heart : being a family when a loved one is incarcerated
Birtha, Becky
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