Booklists on the Web

10 Books about 9/11 to share with Kids and Teens

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rocco-staino/911-books-kids-teens_b_926274.html#s328945&title=14_Cows_for)

A list ot 10 books to share about 9/11 from the Huffington Post. Includes titles and brief summaries.

50 Books about Peace and Social Justice

(http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=77)

The list was originally compiled by Megan Schliesman in 2003 for the Cooperative Children's Book Center. The list was updated in 2011.

Children's Books about Peace

(http://library.loganutah.org/books/children/peace.cfm)

The Logan Library in Utah provides author and title for over 20 mostly picture books for children about peace.

Green Dove's Children's Peace Book List

(http://www.greendove.net/childrensbooklist.htm)

Compiled by Green Dove, this list represents suggested readings from the past 20 years.

Kid's Books about 9/11

(http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-lists/kids-books-about-911)

Developed by Common Sense Media, this webpage provides a list of children's books about 9/11 and the twin towers. Each book has appropriate ages and summaries, as well as ratings.

Peace Building Stories

(http://www.tlpeace.org.au/published_stories.htm)

These stories were selected by the Teaching and Learning for Peace Foundation. Each story contains one or more eight identified peace-building elements. The list includes recently published stories as well as a link to recommended readings from 2010.

Promoting Peace: A Selected List of Books for Children and Young Adults

(http://www.carylibrary.org/children/pdfs/peace.pdf)

Developed by the Cary Memorial Library in Massachusetts, this extensive list provides numerous books organized by genre and age level.

September 11 Recommended Reading

(http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/911/kids-books/)

Includes a thematic book list for teaching about Patriot Day (September 11th), as well as ISBN, book reviews and related links.

Uma Krishnaswami's Peace Page

(http://www.umakrishnaswami.com/peace-page)

Includes a listing of children's books categorized into three themes: War and Oppression, Peace and Peace Making, The Nature of Conflict.

War and Peace in Children's Literature

(http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/diversity/war_peace/war_and_peace.html)

A collection of bibliographies compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith including topics such as death and grieving, rescue workers, patriotism and tolerance.

Worlds of Words

(http://wowlit.org/)

Provides useful resources including strategies for locating and evaluating culturally authentic international children's and adolescent literature, as well as ways of engaging students with these books in classrooms and libraries. Provides access to a large database of books that can be searched by region, age, and genre.

Youth Peace Literacy

(http://www.atriumsoc.org/resources-youth.php)

The Atrium Society is an organization committed to peace education for children around the world. Founded in 1984 by Peace Educator Jean Webster-Doyle, the society strives to provide education and materials about the nature of conflict. This site provides links to several books for ages 8-16 books available for download.