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A place called dead

2011
Shares a story about Ella, a young girl who struggles with her sadness after her beloved great grandmother dies, and provides information about death, grieving, what to expect at a funeral, and how to deal with worries about death.

Kate, the ghost dog

coping with the death of a pet
2010
With the help of her family and friends, Aleta tries to cope with the death of her beloved dog, Kate.

Death

2009
Helps young adults learn about death and grief, describing the different ways people grieve and remember lost loved ones.

First Salmon

2005
During the ceremony of First Salmon, an event celebrated by the Northwest Pacific tribes to honor and welcome back the salmon each year, Charlie remembers his beloved uncle and starts the process of accepting his death.

In the quiet

2001
Eleven-year-old Sammy must deal with the death of her mother and the arrival of her mother's long-lost sister, who has a special gift.

Unfinished dreams

a novel
1996
Jason, a nine-year-old Jewish boy, pursues his dream of becoming a great violinist even as he deals with disappointments and deaths of loved ones.

Dusty was my friend

coming to terms with loss
1984
Eight-year-old Benjamin remembers his friend Dusty, who was killed in a car accident, and tries to understand his own feelings about losing a friend in this way.

Walk two moons

1998
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

Missing May

1996
After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.

The tower room

1993
When she goes to live with her aunt in a small Michigan town, Mary Brooke discovers a secret room that becomes her refuge as she tries to cope with all the changes in her life brought about by her mother's death.

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