loss (psychology)

"Opens the door to conversations with children about times of change, loss, and death--offering the comforting idea that these moments can spark growth, contemplation, and regeneration"--Provided by publisher.

"Ever since their free-spirited mama died ten months ago, twelve-year-old Jack and her gender creative nine-year-old brother, Birdie, have been living with their fun-loving Uncle Carl, but now their conservative Uncle Patrick insists on being their guardian which forces all four of them to confront grief, prejudice, and loss, all while exploring what 'home' really means"--.

Jack, terminally ill, is helpless when his wife Lizzie is killed in a car accident and his three children separated, sent to live with family members across the country, but a miraculous turn of events puts Jack on the road to recovery and he sets out to put his family back together over the course of a summer spent at Lizzie's childhood home in South Carolina.

An introduction to coping with loss that provides advice, facts, and quizzes on living with a new stepfamily, divorced parents, loss of a friend, grief, depression, and more.

Penny and her friends have always taunted an eccentric old gypsy whom they call the Queen of Sheba. When a teacher assigns a history project, Penny interviews her grandmother, who tells her about her youth and about the Queen of Sheba, whom she once knew. When Penny's grandmother has a heart attack and dies, the woman comes to pay her respects.

When the Harrelson's eldest child is killed in a car accident, her parents and siblings struggle to deal with their grief and adapt to their new family dynamic.

Judy Shepard shares personal stories about her son Matthew's life and death, focusing on how she and her husband chose to honor their son's legacy after he was murdered in a brutal hate crime by becoming international gay rights activists.

Against the warnings of her people, Kaya befriends a lone dog, but as the dog's pups begin to grow older, Kaya believes that her dog is speaking to her.

Coming-of-age novel set in the early days of the AIDS epidemic tells of the friendship between fourteen-year-old June, whose beloved uncle Finn, a famous painter, has died of a mysterious illness, and Finn's partner, Toby, the only other person who misses Finn as much as she does.

In absence of their father, a brother and sister adopt four dogs and a cat in an attempt to save their family.