death

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.

Tracy and Kyle are looking forward to their double date with wild couple Travis and Christie, but they soon become afraid that their fun evening might be their last when Travis and Christie's practical joking turns deadly.

Hal's summer affair with Barry Goldman ends tragically when Hal discovers he is much more committed to the relationship than his friend.

Presents opposing viewpoints on the meaning of death, when it occurs, how to greet death, reacting to death, and life after death, through essays by a variety of authors. Includes discussion activities.

Orphaned by the death of their parents and bereft by the sudden death of their older brother Tom, nine-year-old Frances and three-year-old Henry are comforted by Tom's ghost, who helps them in difficult situations at home with their aunt and uncle and at school.

Sixteen-year-old Suze Simon can mediate between the living and the dead, and she hopes her move to California will be a fresh start, but a hot ghost named Jesse haunts her bedroom and another ghost is bent on vengeance at school.

In the late 1960s, fourteen-year-old Cori's life is greatly changed by the sudden death of her father and her brother's tour of duty in Vietnam.

A murdered teen's experience of her afterlife includes her efforts to have her body found and to provide comfort to her loved ones.

The death of Leah's beloved older brother, and her parents' reactions to the tragedy, raise questions for Leah about the meaning of family and about her place in her own.