loss (psychology)

Rosie loves her pup, Crayon, until one day, Crayon dies, and Rosie must move through her grief to color her world with joy and open her heart to love once again.

"A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief. When Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and, not long after his funeral, the sight of an abandoned mining town marked the beginning moments of a lifelong fascination with ruins and with people and places left behind. Over time, this fascination deepened until it triggered a journey around the world in search of ruined places. Now, in this genre-smashing graphic memoir, she leads us through deserted towns in the American Midwest, Italian villas, islands in the Philippines, New York City, and the delicate passageways of the human heart. At once narrative and factual, historical and personal, Radtke's stunning illustrations and piercing text never shy away from the big questions: why are we here, and what will we leave behind?"--.

"A...coming-of-age story about a girl whose encounters with loss, broken friendships, and newfound faith leave her forever changed"--Amazon.com.

A discussion on dealing with loss and family and friends who are experiencing grief, and what readers can do to help.

"For Robert Carter, life in his coastal Maine hometown is comfortably predictable. But in 1976, on his first day of eighth grade, he meets Nathan Tilly, who changes everything. Nathan is confident, fearless, impetuous--and fascinated by kites and flying. Robert and Nathan's budding friendship is forged in the crucible of two family tragedies, and as the boys struggle to come to terms with loss, they take summer jobs at the local rundown amusement park. It's there that Nathan's boundless capacity for optimism threatens to overwhelm them both, and where they learn some harsh truths about family, desire, and revenge"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Eva writes beautiful poems on the farm in Washington State that her family has owned for generations, but when money runs out and then her baby brother gets sick, the family faces foreclosure and the way of life she loves is threatened.

Sheryl Sanberg, COO of Facebook, reflects on her year of grief after the sudden death of her husband during a family vacation, and the resilience she found deep within that she never knew existed.

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

After her parents' death, Victoria Asher tries to find balance in her life, waiting tables and spending time with her sometimes-boyfriend Chad. But when she receives a mysterious package from her law-student brother, she knows immediately that he's in danger. When she travels to Europe to look for him, she runs into Ian, the Interpol leader assigned to the case, who tells Victoria that her brother is in much deeper trouble than she ever imagined.

Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.