funeral rites and ceremonies

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on topics related to death, including the afterlife, funeral foods, rigor mortis, reincarnation, and many others.

The last thing twelve-year-old Christopher "Kip" Campbell wants is to take over the funeral business that has been in his family for generations, but he is the only Campbell heir and seems to have a calling to help the dead and their survivors in a most unusual way.

This volume explores the poetry of Emily Dickinson, looking at the way death and dying are reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives. Also included is biographical and critical information about Emily Dickinson's life.

Sareen is concerned about participating in her first sit-up, a Jamaican celebration of the life of her recently deceased grandmother, but discovers that sharing her stories of Nana's passion for mangoes helps lift the sadness.

Although his father has forbidden it, Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and the business starts to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together.

Explores how Russia's volatile past has affected the everyday lives of its citizens.

Describes the wide variety of human remains, the use and abuse of them, what they reveal about life in the past, and contemporary attitudes toward the dead.

China Cup Cameron, a fourteen-year-old single mother with only her paralyzed Uncle Simon for support, takes on tremendous personal debt in hopes of a beautiful funeral after her daughter dies.

Escaping school and family problems in a cemetery, fourteen-year-old Allie begins attending strangers' funerals, which leads to her first real friendship and a mystery that she believes only she can solve.

Examines the customs and practices related to burial that have existed from ancient times to the present.