suicide

"Seventeen-year-old Aysel's hobby--planning her own death--takes a new path when she meets a boy who has a similar plan of his own"--Provided by publisher.

A discussion of suicide, explaining what it is, looking at some of the reasons people consider suicide, identifying warning signs, encouraging young people to seek help from a trusted adult, and including coping strategies.

A psychological thriller in the aftermath of a widow determined to find the truth, no matter what.

Provides guidance for family and friends of individuals who took their own lives, discussing the stages and varied forms of psychological bargaining that survivors experience, and includes the personal stories of several survivors, including parents, children, siblings, and significant others.

Marley is comfortable with being gay in Winston-Salem, but he never had any real passions until he met Christopher, son of a bigoted television evangelist; the two become an inseparable couple until Christopher's parents send him to a religious program intended to "cure" him of being gay, and outraged Marley tells a very big lie--and then has to deal with the repercussions.

Fourteen-year-old Sparrow Cooke of Brooklyn has always been the kind of child who prefers reading books to playing with friends (not that she has many of those) and since fifth grade the one person who seemed to understand her was the school librarian--so when Mrs. Wexler was killed in an accident Sparrow's world came apart, and when she was found on the edge of the school roof everyone assumed that it was a suicide attempt, which Sparrow denies, but cannot find the words to explain.

"Provides consumer health information for teens on suicide risk factors, prevention, treatment of depression, and related psychological conditions common in adolescents. Includes index, resource information, online access and recommendations for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the nature of teen suicide, covering why teens commit suicide, what it is like to live with suicidal feelings, how suicide can be prevented, and more.