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The Black Lives Matter movement helps fight discrimination toward people of color. The movement began in 2013 in response to a court case. It is sometimes called BLM.

In 2012 an African American teenager named Trayvon Martin was killed by a man named George Zimmerman in Florida. Martin was just 17 years old. A dispute started when Zimmerman saw Martin walking in his neighborhood. Zimmerman called the police because he thought Martin looked suspicious. The police told Zimmerman not to do anything, but he did not listen to them. He followed Martin and got into an argument with him. Zimmerman then shot and killed Martin. Zimmerman was not charged with a crime at first. After many people protested, however, he was charged with murder. He went to court and said he acted in self-defense. He was found not guilty. People were angry. They thought Zimmerman killed Martin because the teen was Black. They thought Zimmerman should have been found guilty of murder. People started using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media. In 2014 two other African Americans-Eric Garner and Michael Brown-were also killed unjustly. In both cases they were killed by police. People began to protest in the name of Black Lives Matter. Since then, the movement has spread to other countries.

The Black Lives Matter movement has many goals. The movement works to fight racism and to help make sure that Black people are treated fairly. The movement also works to help end violence toward Black people. Injustice toward Black people has been going on for a long time. One example is police brutality. Several Black people have been killed by the police. In 2020 a man named George Floyd was unjustly killed by the police. The Black Lives Matter movement organized protests in cities throughout the world, and these protests helped to identify the need for justice and change. For example, police officers were charged in Floyd's death. Cities began to look at how to change unfair police practices. The movement has caused people to talk about how to make the world a more just and equal place for people of color.

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This poem and Ghost boys are alike since they show that people at any point of age can learn lots of valuable lessons.      Quinn

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15 Amazing Kids Who Are Making The World a Better Place

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From pint-sized activists to elementary school entrepreneurs, the digital world has been instrumental in giving a global platform to anyone who wants to make a difference-regardless of age. Need proof? Look no further than the 15 amazing kids highlighted here, each of whom is doing his or her part to make the world a better place.

1. DALIYAH MARIE ARANA

Studies show that the typical American will read around five books per year. Well, 5-year-old Daliyah Marie Arana of Gainesville, Georgia, does that in a week. What's more impressive: She read more than 1000 books before she even entered kindergarten. Her love of reading became so prolific that it caught the attention of the Library of Congress, where she was invited to serve as Guest Librarian in January 2017.

"I want to inspire all the kids at my school to read more," Arana tells Mental Floss. "I read to my 5-month-old baby brother, Demetrio, every day because I want him to learn to read before age 2!"

That same passion extends to her community, where Arana says, "I want to work with my mom to make my school the best group of readers in Georgia!" -Jay Serafino

2. GISELLE BAZOS

Nine-year-old Giselle Bazos has solved a problem that plagues kids her age: lost retainers. Her invention, the Retainer Container, prevents kids from losing their dental appliances while they eat. "I have a retainer that I lost a couple times," Bazos tells Mental Floss. "I found it really hard, especially when you are eating, to keep it somewhere where it won't get thrown away or broken."

Her storage container can be worn on the wrist, so that a kid's retainer never actually leaves their person. (Which is good news for parents, too, as it can cost as much as $600 to replace a lost retainer.) Bazos got to present her idea at the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo in the summer of 2017. Though right now she's more focused on being a regular fourth grader than manufacturing the device, we'll be looking out for her next brilliant invention. -Shaunacy Ferro

3. ROBBIE BOND

This past April, the president issued two executive orders that hit close to home for 9-year-old Robbie Bond. They threatened the protected status of 27 national monuments, including Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Bond's home state of Hawaii. He knew he had to do something, so with his family he decided to hit the road. Bond's mission is to visit each of the 27 vulnerable monuments while raising awareness of the issue among both kids and adults. He's already well on his way to achieving that goal, and tracks his progress on his website, Kids Speak for Parks.

"I love when I visit schools and interact with my peers and they tell me about their experiences visiting national parks and monuments," Bond tells Mental Floss. "At every National Monument I have visited, the community has welcomed me and people have taken the time to educate me about the uniqueness and significance of each monument." -Michele Debczak

4. HENRY BURNER

When a school trading post project tasked fourth grader Henry Burner with bringing in something to sell to his classmates, he didn't want to go the traditional baked goods route. Instead, Henry made and sold his own pinback buttons with the help of his mom's button machine. The success of his creative project spawned an idea.

"I did so well at my trading post that when I got home I asked mom whether I could 'make real money doing this,'" Burner tells Mental Floss. He began selling his buttons at farmers markets, but when the season ended and the markets began to close, he said, "My mom suggested e-commerce and that's when the business really took off!"

Now as the founder of Buttonsmith, Inc., Burner-who was named as one of Forbes's notable 30 Under 30 in the retail and ecommerce industry-is creating jobs in his hometown of Carnation, Washington. With a patent pending on the design, his products are available both online and in Walmarts across the country. While Burner cites "selling more than $1 million gross in 2017, being in 1600 Walmarts, [and] being able to sell custom products on Amazon" as some of his biggest achievements, he's also very conscious about the kind of company he wants to run. He's proud of Buttonsmith's "products [being] 100 percent made in the USA, being a union shop, and creating 10 good jobs for our employees!" -JS

5. AMARIYANNA COPENY

For years, residents of Flint, Michigan have had to deal with a water supply known to contain dangerous levels of lead and other contaminants that irritate the skin. To make sure President Barack Obama was aware of the situation, 8-year-old Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny wrote a letter to the White House in March 2016. After not hearing back for months, Copeny's mother, Loui Brezzell, got a call from Washington: The President was coming to Flint and wanted to meet Copeny.

Known as "Little Miss Flint" from her days in beauty pageants, Copeny became a lightning rod for the water crisis in her town. "When we found out the water was making us sick, I decided I wanted to stand up and give a voice to the kids in Flint that couldn't stand up and speak for themselves," she told.

Copeny-who has more than 21,000 Twitter followers-has since spearheaded a charity movement to donate 1000 school backpacks to area students. In November 2017, her tireless community efforts were recognized by Central Michigan University, which presented Copeny with a $25,000 scholarship to the school. -Alvin Ward

6. SOPHIE CRUZ

Sophie Cruz has proven that you're never too young to start caring about national issues, especially when your family's fate hangs in the balance. Her story got global attention in 2015 when, at just 5 years old, she handed the Pope a letter and a hand-drawn illustration in hopes that he could help change U.S. immigration laws, which threaten to deport her parents, who are both undocumented immigrants. The illustration was of Cruz, her family, and the Pope joining hands, with "My friends and I love each other no matter our skin color," written in Spanish across it.

Her story continued at the Women's March in January 2017, where she made a speech to the crowd in both English and Spanish, pleading with them to fight for immigrants around the country. "We are here together making a chain of love, to protect our families," Cruz, who was just 6 at the time, told the massive crowd. "Let us fight with love, faith, and courage so that our families will not be destroyed." Cruz's story has become a rallying cry for nonprofit organizations like Fighting for Families. -JS

7. ADDISYN GOSS

Ten-year-old Addisyn Goss, of Fenton, Michigan, met her grandfather for the first time in 2015. He was very sick, with one leg amputated, and had been homeless for six years. "So many of his stories made me sad, and I wanted to help others that might be homeless," Goss tells Mental Floss. With her family's help, she bundled donated toiletries, clothes, snacks, and blankets into 50 individual bags she dubbed Snuggle Sacks, which they delivered to the homeless in Lansing and Flint. Soon they were giving out 50 each month; now it's 500. Goss's nonprofit has handed out 3200 survival kits so far.

"I like seeing how the Snuggle Sacks really help people," she says. "We have met lots of very nice people, and see them over and over again. They tell us how happy they are to get a new pair of socks, or the gloves, and how it helps them stay warm and safer. That makes us feel good. And, my brother and sister help me every day, so we are very close now." -Jennifer Pinkowski

8. RYAN HICKMAN

Ryan Hickman's passion for the environment began early. When the 8-year-old was just a toddler, his father, Damion Hickman, would take him on trips to their local recycling center in Orange County, California. These outings inspired Ryan to launch his own recycling business, Ryan's Recycling, with help from his community.

In just five years, Hickman has recycled nearly 300,000 cans and bottles. He has also raised more than $5000 for the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, a marine mammal rescue center, by selling company-branded T-shirts. "I love recycling because it helps keep trash from getting into the ocean near where we live and that helps the animals in the ocean," Hickman tells Mental Floss. -Kirstin Fawcett

9., 10., AND 11. JACKSON, TRISTAN, AND VIOLET KELLEY

In the summer of 2009, the Kelley brothers-Jackson, then 10, and Tristan, almost 8-launched Backpacks for New Beginnings, a charity that provides backpacks and school supplies for underprivileged kids around the Boston area. "We wanted to create a charity where we could do more than donate money or toys," the brothers told Mental Floss by email. "We wanted it to be a charity for kids run by kids."

They fundraise, shop for items-which also include warm clothes, toiletries, and other basics-manage around 30 volunteers, and coordinate deliveries themselves, donating more than 7500 backpacks in the past nine years. And they show no signs of stopping-especially now that their 7-year-old sister Violet has gotten involved.

Though Jackson is now a freshman in college, he still plans on staying involved from afar and during the summers, and hopes to found a new chapter wherever he ends up after graduation. In the meantime, 16-year-old Tristan is spearheading the effort at home, and Violet is preparing to take over the operation in the future. -SF

12. ROBBY NOVAK

Navigate past YouTube's sea of unboxing videos and famous cats and you'll sometimes find someone worth your time-Robby Novak being a prime example. Since 2013, the 13-year-old has been posting videos as "Kid President," featuring optimistic and enthusiastic addresses from his cardboard Oval Office that have promoted charitable causes, like urging people to donate clothes and meals to the needy. In other clips, he uses humor to make salient points about empathy. "Before you say something about the barbecue sauce on somebody else's shirt, take a look at the barbecue sauce on your own shirt," he says.

Novak's high spirits are in contrast to his osteogenesis imperfecta, a disease that causes his bones to be abnormally brittle and has prompted over 70 bone breaks in his life. Novak's infectious energy has been viewed by-and inspired-millions, including Real President Barack Obama, who visited with Novak when he invited the performer to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Hunt in 2013. -AW

13. SUNSHINE OELFKE

Most kids break open their piggy banks to buy games or toys, but 5-year-old Sunshine Oelfke found a more important way to use her savings. She started gathering up her own change after learning that a friend at school didn't have enough money to buy milk. Sunshine's mom, Jackie Oelfke, helped her fill a baggie with cash and take it to school, but they didn't stop there. They decided to extend Sunshine's good deed with a GoFundMe campaign that raised money for more kids who can't afford milk. "I want all my friends to have milk and lunch," Sunshine tells Mental Floss. "I want all my friends to be happy." -MD

14. GITANJALI RAO

Gitanjali Rao, a seventh-grader from Colorado, won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and was named "American's top young scientist." Her winning project? An inexpensive, portable, accurate device that tests lead contamination in drinking water and a smartphone app that analyzes the results, which she created after seeing news stories about lead in Flint, Michigan's water system. With her $25,000 prize, Rao hopes to fine-tune her invention-which she named Tethys, for the Greek goddess of fresh water-and ultimately help people make sure their water is clean. "I believe [Tethys] could have helped the people of Flint if they had it earlier," Rao told The Denver Post. "My next step is to find out for sure." -Kat Long

15. CARL SCHECKEL

Carl Scheckel, 10, uses his love of comics to entertain soldiers and veterans. It all began when Carl (with help from his dad, William Scheckel, an adjunct professor at New York Institute of Technology) launched a website, Carl's Comix, to post reviews of works and interviews with comic book creators. "One of my readers asked me if I would want to donate comics to veterans," Scheckel tells Mental Floss. "I liked the idea and took 400 comics of my own and asked dealers, collectors, and creators I know if they would like to donate comics too. I raised 3500 comics!"

The Department of Veteran Affairs arranged for Scheckel's comics to be donated to a local veterans hospital and Army base, and thousands of additional donations poured in when news spread about his good deed. Scheckel plans to give a portion of these extra works to Maryland's Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. "I hope that when people get these comics, it reminds them of home and gives them something fun to do!" he says. -KF

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Helping Children Deal With Grief - Child Mind Institute

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This Article is about how to move on after a loved one dies. Which connects to our book because Jerome’s friends and family have to learn to move on after his death.

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Most young children are aware of death, even if they don't understand it. Death is a common theme in cartoons and television, and some of your child's friends may have already lost a loved one. But experiencing grief firsthand is a different and often confusing process for kids. As a parent, you can't protect a child from the pain of loss, but you can help them feel safe. And by allowing and encouraging them to express their feelings, you can help your child build healthy coping skills that will serve them well in the future.

Kids grieve differently

After losing a loved one, a child may go from crying one minute to playing the next. Their changeable moods do not mean that they aren't sad or that they've finished grieving; children cope differently than adults, and playing can be a defense mechanism to prevent a child from becoming overwhelmed. It is also normal to feel depressed, guilty, anxious, or angry at the person who has died or at someone else entirely.

Very young children may regress and start wetting the bed again or slip back into baby talk.

Encourage a grieving child to express feelings

It's good for kids to express whatever emotions they are feeling. There are many good children's books about death, and reading these books together can be a great way to start a conversation with your child. Since many children aren't able to express their emotions through words, other helpful outlets include drawing pictures, building a scrapbook, looking at photo albums, or telling stories.

Be developmentally appropriate

It is hard to know how a child will react to death or even if they can grasp the concept. Don't volunteer too much information, as this may be overwhelming. Instead, try to answer their questions. Very young children often don't realize that death is permanent, and they may think that a dead loved one will come back if they do their chores and eat their vegetables. As psychiatrist Gail Saltz, MD, explains, "Children understand that death is bad, and they don't like separation, but the concept of 'forever' is just not present."

Older, school-age children understand the permanence of death, but they may still have many questions. Do your best to answer honestly and clearly. It's okay if you can't answer everything; being available to your child is what matters.

When discussing death, never use euphemisms. Kids are extremely literal, and hearing that a loved one "went to sleep" can be scary. Besides making your child afraid of bedtime, euphemisms interfere with their opportunity to develop healthy coping skills that they will need in the future.

Whether or not to attend the funeral is a personal decision that depends entirely on you and your child. Funerals can be helpful in providing closure, but some children simply aren't ready for such an intense experience. Never force a child to attend a funeral. If your child wants to go, make sure that you prepare them for what they will see. Explain that funerals are very sad occasions, and some people will probably be crying. If there will be a casket, you should prepare them for that, too.

Keep in mind that even the best-prepared child might get upset, and their behavior can be unpredictable. "Kids will not behave in a way that you might want or expect," Dr. Saltz notes. "If you decide that a funeral is not the best way, there are other ways to have a goodbye." Planting a tree, sharing stories, or releasing balloons can all be good alternatives for providing closure to a child.

Discussing an afterlife

The idea of an afterlife can be very helpful to a grieving child, observes Dr. Saltz. If you have religious beliefs about the afterlife, now is the time to share them. But even if you aren't religious, you can still comfort your child with the concept that a person continues to live on in the hearts and minds of others. You can also build a scrapbook or plant something that represents the person you have lost.

Don't ignore your own grief

Children will often imitate the grieving behavior of their parents. It is important to show your emotions as it reassures children that feeling sad or upset is okay. However, reacting explosively or uncontrollably teaches your child unhealthy ways of dealing with grief.

Children find great comfort in routines, so if you need some time alone, try to find relatives or friends who can help keep your child's life as normal as possible Although it is important to grieve over the death of a loved one, it is also important for your child to understand that life does go on.

Some specific situations

For many children, the death of a pet will be their first exposure to death. The bonds that children build with their pets are very strong, and the death of a family pet can be intensely upsetting. Don't minimize its importance or immediately replace the dead pet with a new animal. Instead, give your child time to grieve for their dog or cat. This is an opportunity to teach them about death and how to deal with grieving in a healthy and emotionally supportive way.

The death of a grandparent is also a common experience for young children, and it may bring up many questions, such as, "Will my mom be next?" It is important to tell your child that you will probably live for a long time.

After the death of a parent, children will naturally worry about the death of the remaining parent or other caretakers. Reassure a child that they are loved and will always be cared for. It is a good idea to rely on family members during this time to help provide additional nurturing and care. Dr. Saltz also recommends therapy in the case of a significant death, such as the death of a parent or sibling. "Therapy provides another outlet for talking when a child may feel like they can't talk with other family members because they are grieving as well."

Treating serious problems

If you notice that your child seems unusually upset and unable to cope with grief and loss, they may have something called adjustment disorder. Adjustment disorder is a serious and distressing condition that some children develop after experiencing a painful or disruptive event. It is a good idea to consult your child's doctor if you feel that your child isn't recovering from a loss in a healthy way.

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Tips for families dealing with grief, from what parents should say to how they can help kids express their emotions in a healthy way.

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The giving tree is alike to ghost boys because they show that when you lose someone or something, their is always something you still have.             Quinn

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Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons). Learn how the Day of the Dead started and the traditions that make it unique.

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This poem is alike to ghost boys because we will make wrong turns and mistakes, but we can fix mistakes and learn from them.                Quinn

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This song is more of Jerome it says in the song “more than a hundred year” he’s stuck in the world as a ghost -Azzy

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Billie Eilish - lovely (Lyrics) ft. Khalid

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This poem relates to ghost boys because we should always cherish your family and they always love you because your special.        Quinn

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This song relates to Jerome because he’s lost and in the beginning of the book he didn’t know what to do.-Azzy

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This song relates too Carlos or Jerome’s dad because the song talks about how he remembers him.-Azzy

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Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly (Lyrics)

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This song relates to Kim because she remembers Jerome and all memories they had.-Azzy

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