Sometimes, fiction can make the conversation easier, though. AdvertisingHere are three books for middle-graders that show the way:Aubrey loves the outdoors, especially the wild creatures that inhabit the Rushing Wood near his house. Which is why, when his father Jim falls prey to the terrible Yoot — depression so heavy that it doesn’t allow him to get on with his life — Aubrey decides that he has to take matters in his hands. He seeks counsel from the talking animals in the wood to help his father break free from the terrible spell. While Gypsy carries within her the grief of her father’s suicide, Woodrow is completely self-assured in the face of the relentless whispers over his mother’s disappearance one fine morning.

Source: Indian Express July 21, 2019 00:22 UTC