bereavement

"Sometimes, it seems like death is all around us. It's in the news and even in entertainment media. However frequently we hear about or see death in other parts of our lives, it's still shocking when death touches our personal lives. This book helps readers explore some of the feelings and realities that surround death"--Provided by publisher.

After her best friend Jenna dies, eighteen-year-old Amelia mysteriously receives a rare edition of her favorite book and traces it back to a bookstore in Michigan where she encounters the elusive young author and begins to learn how to live without Jenna.

May, a high school junior, lost her twin brother in a school shooting, and has been an angry mess since it happened. Zach, whose mother is defending the shooter, is furious with his mother after their family become social outcasts. May and Zach connect at a band audition and learn to lean on each other for support, but they must work through the secrets they're hiding from each other first.

Compassionate coping methods and practical tools toward healing.

". . . combines simple, poetic text with a "big idea"--in this case, the idea that death is a natural part of our lives and that many species experience sadness and mourning when their loved ones are sick and dying. From elephants to killer whales, parrots to bonobos, lemurs to humans, many animals have rituals to commemorate their loved ones and to help them through difficult times"--Provided by publisher.

". . . this book is a space for people to recognize that they aren't alone, and to learn how to get through life's hardest moments with grace and humor, and even hope"--Amazon.com.

For most of his young life Avery has dealt with his alcoholic mother with the help of his grandfather Pal--he immerses himself in poetry and popular music, and now that high school is over for the summer, he makes out with his best friend Luca (who understands about alcoholic mothers), but the death of his grandfather creates a hole in his life that he can not seem to crawl out of.

"When the author learns of the death of her brother overseas, she embarks on a journey to bring him home. Through memories and dreams of all they shared together, and through her Dene traditions, she finds comfort and strength"--Back cover.

Presents a humorous guide for a backyard funeral of a pet that includes choosing a box, a burial spot, giving an eulogy, and more.

Twins Audrey and Clare grapple with their brother Adam's death as well as with the need to belong.