My Uncle Keith Died

Author: Carol Ann Loehr
Type or emotional/crisis issue addressed: Suicide
Year of Publication: 2006
Publisher and Location: Trafford Publishing
ISBN# 978-1425102623
Target Age Level: Upper Elementary
# of Pages: 24
Quality of Illustrations: Nice illustrations.
Brief Summary: Cody's uncle Keith commited suicide. In this book, Cody learns about depression and that sometimes it can lead to suicide.
Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children: The book also comes with a discussion guide that helps adults answer common questions that children ask when someone they love commits suicide.
Activity: Have the students compare what Cody is going through with what they are going through. Use the questions in the discussion guide to talk with the students about what depression is and how to deal with the grief.