death

Eddie is a war-veteran who fixes rides at an amusement park and when he dies trying to save a girl from a falling cart, he discovers that the afterlife is actually five people who sit down and explain your life to you.

AJ feels like he is flying when he runs, and it was Grandad who taught him. Grandad also kept their family together, since AJ's parents both have learning difficulties--but now Grandad has passed away, leaving AJ to care for his parents when they need him, while at the same time trying to deal with all his middle school woes, which include trying to impress his track coach and also the cute girl at the bakery.

"Told in two voices, sixteen-year-old Kennedy Jones and seventeen-year-old Nolan Chandler are drawn together by strange signals related to family tragedies, and find they are more connected than they could have imagined"--Provided by publisher.

Alison, seventeen, wanted to quietly endure senior year after the upheaval of her brother's death, but a fight with her mother sends her to a radical environmental group, where she finds courage and strength.

"When Finn finds a feather he believes was sent by his deceased brother, Hamish, his mother and teacher are not excited but his friend Lucas helps him find great joy in Hamish's gift"--OCLC.

This book looks at the different holidays honoring the dead from around the world, including Halloween, All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead, Tomb Sweeping Day, and the Ghost Festival.

Tells the story of ". . . fifteen-year-old Quinn and her younger sister, Riley, who is dying from a degenerative heart defect . . . Riley is weeks away from her seventh birthday, and her decline is obvious. Years in and out of hospitals have left the family with no support system, but Quinn is determined to save her younger sister. In her quest, Quinn discovers a portal to another realm peppered with characters based in history, all of whom disappeared mysteriously. Aiding Quinn throughout her journey in the Other Realm is Meelie. Quinn learns that a new heart for Riley can be harvested in the Other Realm, but not without sacrifice"--Provided by publisher.

A group of children says goodbye to a beloved pet turtle who has died.

Comfort Snowberger is well acquainted with death since her family runs the funeral parlor in their small southern town, but even so the ten-year-old is unprepared for the series of heart-wrenching events that begins on the first day of Easter vacation with the sudden death of her beloved great-uncle Edisto.

When her best friend, Ness, dies suddenly, Ember finds a way into the Afterworld, determined to bring Ness back.