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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Milo imagines the world
de la Pen?a, Matt
Paper Book
The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely picture book that's sure to become an instant classic.
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