Explores the feelings of teenagers when someone close to them dies. Describes the various emotions of shock, guilt, and pain that they have to deal and come to terms with.
Provides information for young people about death, discussing some of the common feelings people experience when they lose a parent, grandparent, sibling, or pet; and explains the funeral service and emotional aftermath. Includes a list of helpful organizations.
Author Erin Vincent describes her life after her parents were both killed in a car accident, leaving her parentless at the age of fourteen with a seventeen-year-old sister and a three-year-old brother; and gives a description of the stages of grief she experienced.
Presents an A to Z volume that provides information on death and dying, and addresses issues important to teens on topics such as the death of a family member or friend, violent deaths, suicides, and much more.
Offers advice to teens on how to deal with the death of a loved one, discussing the behavioral, emotional, mental, and physical changes they may experience, and suggesting coping strategies.