death

While living on his grandparents' farm in New Hampshire, Cole hears stories about a mysterious sin-eater; these stories enable Cole to learn forgiveness and to connect with his ancestors.

Eleven-year-old Blessing has lived with her grandmother in a cabin in the Tennessee mountains since she was two years old, but now she has to accept that her grandmother is dying and that she must continue life without her.

Ivan Ilych, a peaceful public official in the Russian provinces, has his life permanently changed by a serious illness which no doctor can accurately diagnose. Includes three of the Russian author's other stories.

A fiddler who went into seclusion after his wife's death agrees to play at a wedding. When he finds that only sacks of grain are around to listen, he goes in search of company.

Thirteen-year-old Phoebe recalls her younger brother Mick and his death in a bicycle accident.

Thirteen-year-old Ivah Ogata, left to keep her family together after her mother dies, struggles to care for her brother Blu and sister Maisie, while also trying to understand the reason for her father's feelings of guilt.

Contains photographs and text that examine some of the myths and belief systems various cultures throughout history have developed in an effort to explain death and the afterlife.

Provides entertaining and factual information about death, surveying the practices and attitudes surrounding death and dying, and discussing practical aspects of death such as financial concerns, funeral arrangements, and mourning.

An exploration of how death of a loved one affects the survivors, with practical discussion of how to handle the many emotional and physical reactions we may encounter in bereavement.

Four teenagers, inseparable friends for many years, try to deal with their conflicting, often devastating, emotions and fears when one of them becomes terminally ill.