Is My Lollipop in Heaven?

Description

With the help of Dr. Mac, Daja and her newfound friends learn ways to cope with their feelings of sadness and anger. From Tyreese R. McAllister, Is My Lollipop in Heaven? is a story of both pain and hope. Pain from the senseless acts of violence that happen every day, and hope that though loved ones may be gone, your love for them never has to end.

Eight-year-old Daja misses her sister, Ayana. She doesn’t understand why Ayana, affectionately called Lollipop or Lolli for short, was taken from her because of a shooting at school. To help Daja make sense of what happened, her parents take her to see a therapist,
Dr. Mac. During therapy, Daja meets a circle of other children who like her, have lost someone they love through the hands of someone else. With the help of Dr. Mac, Daja and her newfound friends learn ways to cope with their feelings of sadness and anger. From Tyreese R. McAllister, Is My Lollipop in Heaven? is a story of both pain and hope. Pain from the senseless acts of violence that happen every day, and hope that though loved ones may be gone, your love for them never has to end.

Also available is a companion Caregiver’s Guide, that will assist adults in dealing with the child/ren who have been traumatized. The Caregiver Guide highlights questions children may have and provides age-appropriate answers to hard their hard questions. The book highlights interventions that can be done at home, to support youth during these times. The Caregiver Guide can be used by parents, educators, ministry leaders, or any caring adult attending to the hurt and traumatic experience of a child.