death

The author, a pastor, describes his near-death experience after a car accident in 1989, explaining that he went to Heaven and was brought back to Earth by a miracle, and discusses the impact of the event on his life.

While spending the summer in the Hamptons, sixteen-year-old Mia is disappointed that her cousin Corinne has grown so distant, but when she meets the irresistible and adventurous boy next door, everything changes for the better.

The death of fourteen-year-old Skippy, who was found dead on the floor of a donut shop, sheds light on a mystery that links the boys, parents, and teachers of Dublin's Seabrook College.

After coming out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car accident for which she feels responsible.

Sisters Zen and Xander Vogel are each dealing with the death of their mother in different ways, with Xander risking her future by experimenting with late-night parties, men, and dangerous drugs and Zen struggling to protect her sister and discover what she wants out of life.

After their best friend Ross dies, English teenagers Blake, Kenny, and Sim plan a proper memorial by taking his ashes to Ross, Scotland, an adventure-filled journey that tests their loyalty to each other and forces them to question what friendship means.

Zane belongs to a world in which the scientific revolution has been followed by the revolution of magic, and he is thrust into the role of death.

Sixteen-year-old learning-disabled Nick struggles to endure a life in which the other kids make fun of him, he has to take special classes, his date for the prom makes an excuse not to go with him, and he is haunted by the memory of his older sister who drowned while he was watching.

The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.

Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.