After You Lose Someone You Love: Advice & Insight from the Diaries of Three Kids Who've Been There

by Amy, Allie, & David Dennison (2005, Free Spirit, 9.95)
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Amy and Allie (twins) were eight years old and their brother Davis was four when their father died suddenly in his sleep. Encouraged and guided by their mother, the three children kept a journal for almost two years. Their real-life account is an honest, insightful, and deeply moving perspective on death, its aftermath, and the journey through grief and growth. Grades 4-8. [5.5” x 8.5”...114 pages]

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teen: 100 Practical Ideas

by Alan Wolfelt (2001, Companion Press, 11.95
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A book that is written in clear, user-friendly prose. Each page presents a different idea designed to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process connected with loss, reassuring them that they should not be afraid of deep, sometimes uncontrollable emotions, and showing them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways. Several suggestions appear under each heading; many of them encourage readers to express their feelings in a journal. Grades 7-12. [5.5” x 8.5”...128 pages]

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Leo Buscaglia (1982, Charles Slack, 14.95/hardback)
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Changing with the passing seasons, Freddie and his companion leaves finally fall to the ground with winter’s snow. This book’s inspiring allegory illustrates the delicate balance between life and death. Grades 1-8. [8” x 7”...32 pages]

Help for the Hard Times: Getting Through Loss

by Earl Hipp (1995, Hazelden, 13.95)
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The author compares loss to cuts on the body. A cut, like loss, is deep and painful. It can often leave a giant scar—or heal cleanly. He compares how the body works miracles of healing on itself to the heart’s natural ability to heal from one’s grief. Grades 6-12. [6.5” x 10”...122 pages]

A Tree Tale

by Cloo Stevenson (1996, KidsRights, 3.95)
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This is an inspiring and uplifting story of a small tree who is damaged in one of life’s inevitable storms. But, over time, the tree begins to heal and somehow grow again. Grades 6-adult. [5.5” x 7”...12 pages]

What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?

by Trevor Romain (1999, Free Spirit, 8.95)
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The author describes the emotions involved in grieving and then offers practical strategies for dealing with those emotions. Using simple words, he describes the strong, confusing feelings children might have and suggests ways to feel better. Grades 4-8. [5” x 6”...72 pages]

The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends

by Helen Fitzgerald (2000, Fireside, 14.00)
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A book to hand to any teen who has experienced a loss. It takes a look at gamut of strong and difficult emotions they will experience and the new situations they will face—including family changes, issues with friends, problems at school, and the courage needed to move forward with one’s own life. Grades 6-12. [5.5” x 8.5”...222 pages]

A Teen's Guide to Coping: When a Loved One Is Sick and Preparing to Die

Edited (2002, Fairview Press, 4.95)
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This booklet contains readings and journaling exercises to help teens cope with a loved one's terminal illness. Grades 6-12. [5.5” x 8.5”...32 pages]

Good Answers to Tough Questions About Death

by Joy Berry (2000, Gold Star, 4.95)
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A self-help book for children that defines the most common terms and rituals associated with death and discusses the spectrum of beliefs about dying, death, and life after death. Color. Grades 3-7. [6.5” x 8”...48 pages]

How It Feels When a Parent Dies

by Jill Krementz (1981, Knopf, 15.00)
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In this moving and insightful book about what it means to children when a parent dies, 18 children--boys and girls, black and white, from 7 to 16 years old--speak openly, honestly, unreservedly, of their experiences and feelings. And as they speak we see them in photographs--with their surviving parent, with their brothers and sisters, with their pets, in the midst of their everyday lives. A wonderful help to children! Multicultural photos. Grades 4-9. [7” x 10”...110 pages]

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