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Resources to Help Understand and Explain the Conflict in Iraq
The Austin Public Library has put together a suggested Web site list for parents to use as a resource to assist in providing information to children and teens. These sites contain talking tips for parents. APL has also suggested activities for kids that may help in the understanding and coping process during the conflict. Additionally, APL has a recommended reading list of books that may be checked out.

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Terrorism

Books for Older Teens and Adults

The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction by Walter Laqueur
363.32 La

The Lessons of Terror: A History of Warfare Against Civilians by Caleb Carr
303.625 Ca

Superterrorism: Assassins, Mobsters, and Weapons of Mass Destruction by Glenn E. Schweitzer
303.625 Sc

Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism by John K. Cooley
958.1045 Co

Books for Youth

Silent Death: The Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism by Kathlyn Gay
J 358.34 Ga

Terrorism by Ron Fridell
J 303.625 Fr

Why Do They Hate Me: Young Lives Caught in War and Conflict by Laurel Holliday
J 920 Wh

IRAQ

Books for Older Teens and Adults

The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein by Sandra Mackey
956.7044 Ma

The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq by Kenneth M. Pollack
956.70443 Po

Books for Youth

Iraq by Leila Merrell Foster
J 956.7 Fo

Mesopotamia by Pamela F. Service
J 935 Se

Saddam Hussein By Dale Anderson
J 921 HU

AFGHANISTAN

Books for Older Teens and Adults

Afghanistan: A Short History of It's People and Politics by Martin Ewans
958.1 Ew

The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region by Neamatollah Nojumi
958.1045 No

Afghanistan: Mullah, Marx, and Mujahid by Ralph H. Magnus and Eden Naby
958.1046 Ma

Books for Youth

Afghanistan by Miriam Greenblatt
J 958.1 GR

Afghanistan in Pictures by Alison Behnke
J 958.1 BE

ISLAM

Books for Older Teens and Adults

Shattering the Myth: Islam Beyond Violence by Bruce B. Lawrence
297.0904 La

Islam: Opposing Viewpoints by Jennifer A. Hurley, Ed.
297.26 Is

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam by Yahiya Emerick
297 Em

Books for Youth

Islam by Charles Clark
J 297 CL

The Atlas of Islam by Neil Morris
J 297 MO

MIDDLE EAST

Books for Older Teens and Adults

The Middle East: a Brief History of the last 2,000 Years by Bernard Lewis
956 Le

A Concise History of the Middle East by Karen Goldschmidt Jr.
956 Go

Understanding the Contemporary Middle East by Deborah J. Gerner, Ed.
956 Un

War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle For a Promised Land by Anton La Guardia.
956.94 La

The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
200.9 Ar

Fateful Triangle: the United States, Israel, and the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky
327.7305694 Ch

Spokesmen for the Despised: Fundamentalist Leaders of the Middle East by R. Scott Appleby, Ed.
291.610956 Sp

Books for Youth

Mesopotamia and the Fertile Cresent, 10,000 to 539 B.C. by John Mala
J 935 Ma

The Palestinians by Anna Carew-Miller
J 956.953 CA

Israel by Jill DuBois
J 956.94 DU

19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East by Naomi Shihab Nye
J 811.54 Ny

Helping Your Children Cope With Grief

Coping with Grieving and Loss by Sandra and Owen Giddens
155.9370835 Gi

The Grieving Child: a Parent's Guide by Helen Fitzgerald
155.937024 Fi

The Grieving Teen: a Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends by Helen Fitzgerald
155.9370835 Fi

Guiding Your Child Through Grief by Mary Ann Emswiler and James P. Emswiler
155.937083 Em

Healing Grief: Reclaiming Life After Any Loss by James Van Praagh
155.937 Va

Mommy, I'm Scared: How TV and Movies Frighten Children and What We Can Do to Protect Them by Joanne Cantor
302.2345083 Ca

The Scared Child: Helping Kids Overcome Traumatic Events by Barbara Brooks and Paula Siegel
155.93 Br

The Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope by James Howe
Y SS Col

Revised and updated May 2004.

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