The Distance To Home by Jenn Bishop5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() According to a 2017 CDC report, suicide annually claims the live of over forty-seven thousand Americans. ![]() Every day.Ĭurrently, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among individuals aged ten and thirty-four. They inhabit the same world we do, where unfortunate things happen. Whether it’s something going on in their own life, something happening to a friend, or some story they’ve overheard on the evening news. But by the time kids grow older, by the time they’re in the latter years of elementary school, there’s ever so much they’re aware of. Her children are still toddlers and there’s an instinct to protect them from every bad thing in the world. ![]() “Why would you want to write about that in a book for kids?” My sister-in-law’s face pinched when she asked what Things You Can’t Say was about and I uttered the word “suicide” in my description. I noticed it right away as I began talking about my latest book with friends and family. ![]()
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