 | Fairy Dust
Release Date: January 22, 2002| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up When Ruthie's mother is called away on a long business trip, suddenly nothing seems to be going right. Ruthie's father just can't keep things together, and each sitter is worse than the last.Until Alice.When Alice steps into Rut ie's life, the weak winter light recedes. The air seems warm, and everything is brighter. Here is the baby-sitter who can change Ruthie's world -- or destroy it. ...
 |  | Gracias Tejon (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Elsewhere
Publication Date: May 1, 2007| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up Is it possible to grow up while getting younger?Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere’s museums. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn Monroe’s psychiatric practice. Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. Here Li...
|  | Eddie Spaghetti and Grandma Baretti
Release Date: May 1, 2007Eddie Spaghetti and Grandma Baretti is a touching story of a young boy and his endearing as well as bonding relationship with his Grandma.But, one day Eddie finds out that Grandma Baretti is ill in the hospital and visits with her only to realize that she is not doing well.The following day Eddie Spaghetti's mother tells him that Grandma Baretti is now at the 'big beautiful home' near the church.At the end Eddie deals with the loss of his Grandmother by visiting her resting place bringing her his special yellow daisy.While there, Eddie notices the outline of his Gran...
|  | Carolina Autumn
Release Date: September 12, 2000| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Fourteen-year-old Carolina has been through a terrible loss. As she struggles to speak openly to her new boyfriend and to relate to her distant, sad mother, the reader slowly realizes the nature of their shared tragedy. Through letters to her sister and by using her father's camera, Carolina tries to see the past clearly and find a path to an uncharted future. Though she feels she cannot bear any more pain, her strong character sees her through the wrenching changes in her life. Carolina's clear vision and sense o...
|  | A Hundred Days from Home
Publication Date: October 11, 2002| Age Level: 11 and up An adolescent boy struggles with the loss of one friendship and the flowering of a new one.The mouth of the basin had washed away so that the pool had emptied with the runoff from the storm, but the tree still stood, now taller than Elam, the center of a sandy bowl.Elam's mouth dropped open in surprise. Irises had shot up, crowding the edges of the bowl, their green, spear-like leaves reaching toward the sun. And they were in full bloom, their blues and purples reflecting the depth of the sky overhead."It's . . . it's not possible," he...
|  | Finding Day's Bottom
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|  | Ice Lolly
Publication Date: January 7, 2010| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up A heart-warming gem of a novel about a very special girl who suddenly finds herself all alone in the world… Laurel is only twelve when her mum dies and she is shipped off to stay with relatives she hardly knows. Her new family don't seem to care about anything Laurel loves, including books and Mr Pooter, her old marmalade-coloured cat. So Laurel decides that she won't feel anything: she'll become Ice Lolly, the girl with the frozen heart. But a special friend and a mysterious letter open up new possibilitie...
|  | Death Is Hard to Live With
Release Date: December 1, 1994I just graduated from high school I feel we had a curse on my class. Six people died. The worst was Shannon, my best friend. She was free-spirited, the last person you'd expect to die. One day she's great. The next day she's dead. I wasn't prepared for it. -- Leticia, age 17Death Is Hard To Live WithThrough interviews with teenagers who have experienced the death of a friend or relative, Janet Bode explores ways of making peace with the shock, guilt, and tragedy of death. Young adults who feel defeated can learn through these examples and, by reading what worked...
|  | Fair Has Nothing to Do With It
Release Date: April 17, 2007| Age Level: 10 and up Every year, twelve-year-old Michael looks forward to his summer visit to his grandparents' farm, to the sights and sounds of the country that always make him feel so alive, and especially to spending time with his grandfather. When Grandpa dies suddenly right before Michael's visit, the loss hits Michael hard. It seems as if nothing is going right in his life right now: his dad is always working on his dissertation and has no time for Michael, and, when school starts, his math teacher seems to hate him and his best friends are never around. ...
|  | Feather Boy
Release Date: November 11, 2003| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Catherine would say it all began in a time that is yesterday and tomorrow and eternally present. But then Catherine’s a storyteller. I’m not a storyteller. I’m just the guy it happened to.Everyone knows a Robert. He’s the guy who’s never picked for the team, the one who sits alone in the classroom. So no one is more surprised than Robert himself when a strange old lady sends him on a quest to solve the mystery of derelict Chance House. Legend has it that a boy once fell to his death fr...
|  | I Miss Matthew
Release Date: August 6, 2008"I Miss Matthew" was written for the young child whose brother or sister has died. Designed to be shared by the grieving child and a caring adult, the book encouragesexpression of feelings and thoughts related to this devistating loss. Young children can relate to the main character and may even recognize some of their own behaviors unique to the children's grieving process. The book opens up communication which is vital to healing and serves as a gentle guide offering subtle suggestions on how to help the hurting child. "I Miss Matthew", was written by Psychother...
|  | In Spite of Killer Bees
Release Date: November 26, 2002| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up In Spite of Killer Bees is a novel about not giving in and not giving up. Aggie and her two sisters have had to move to the small village that had been their father’s childhood home. Their mother is long gone, and their father – who’d been in and out of prison – has died. Although the village holds little charm for the girls, they have hopes. It seems that their late grandfather has made them heiresses.In the small, judgmental village, Aggie must fight to keep her diminishing family toge...
|  | Death (Talking about)
Publication Date: October 1, 1995| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | Heartbeat of Halftime (Junior Jellybean Books)
Release Date: September 1, 1998| Age Level: 9 and up...
|  | Let's Talk About Going to a Funeral (The Let's Talk Library)
Publication Date: August 1998| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
|  | El abuelo de Tom ha muerto (Tom series)
Publication Date: April 2, 2002| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | God Listens When You're Sad: Prayers When Your Animal Friend Is Sick Or Dies
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|  | Jonas Wept
Publication Date: February 24, 2011Jonas WeptJonas is consumed with anger after the death of his father, a Baptist minister.Then his teacher Ms. Welch, introduces him to Michael, a pen pal from New York. Jonas learnsthat Michael's father was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center. Michael has had timefor the healing process to begin and replace those feelings of anger with hope. Therefore, heattempts to give Jonas helpful insights on how to cope. Unfortunately, Jonas is a bit reluctant toaccept the advice. So, he continues to suffer from nightmares, feelings of guilt, and bitterness....
|  | Kira-Kira
Publication Date: May 17, 2005| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up A New York Times Bestseller A 2005 Newbery Medal Winner An ALA Notable Book Kira-kira - glittering - is how Katie's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. When their family moves to Georgia, Lynn teaches Katie her special way of viewing the world. But then Lynn becomes desperately ill . . . ...
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