This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Reference and Information Services Staff, 7/08
13 little blue envelopes(2005)When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.
After(2005)Fifteen-year-old Francis struggles to come to terms with his father's suicide
The Alison Rules(2004)Alison tries to deal with the pain of her mother's death by sticking to rules until charming Patrick moves to town, and then she learns that no matter what, life still happens to you.
All rivers flow to the sea(2005)After a car accident in the Adirondacks leaves her older sister Ivy brain-dead, seventeen-year-old Rose struggles with her grief and guilt as she slowly learns to let her sister go.
All that remains(2001)Three novellas explore the effects of death on young lives.
Before wings : a novel(2000)In Adrien, Beth Goobie has created a memorable character-intelligent, strong, irreverent, stubborn, funny, independent, fragile -- who learns to confront the reality of her own death and to "believe" in life.Syndetics
Behind you(2004)After fifteen-year-old Jeremiah is mistakenly shot by police, the people who love him struggle to cope with their loss as they recall his life and death, unaware that 'Miah is watching over them.
Blind faith(2006)While coping with her grandmother's sudden death and her mother's resulting depression and fascination with a spiritualist church, whose ministers claim to communicate with the dead, fifteen-year-old Liz finds herself falling for a new neighbor whose mother is dying of cancer.
Bringing up the bones(2002)Bridget Edelstein mourns the loss of her high school boyfriend who died in a car crash, and rebounds with a new love.
Choices(2007)Overcome with guilt over her brother's death, a teenaged girl shifts between multiple universes in an attempt to find one in which he is alive.
The color of absence : 12 stories about loss and hope(2001)A collection of stories dealing with different kinds of loss experienced by young people.
Defining Dulcie(2006)When sixteen-year-old Dulcie's father dies, her mother makes a decision to move them to California, where Dulcie makes an equally radical decision to steal her dad's old truck and head back home.
The farther you run(2003)Sequel to A Time for Dancing
Even with a new best friend and a new boyfriend, Samantha has a hard time adjusting to life without her best friend Juliana, who died of cancer.
Frannie in pieces(2007)When fifteen-year-old Frannie's father dies, only a mysterious jigsaw puzzle that he leaves behind can help her come to terms with his death.
Green angel(2003)Haunted by grief and by her past after losing her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined garden as she struggles to survive emotionally and physically on her own.
Hard hit(2006)A rising high school baseball star faces his most difficult challenge when his father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The letters(2002)In Japan, the death of her former landlady triggers a young woman's memories about her father's death when she was six years old, and the special way the old lady helped her to cope with the loss.
Looking for Alaska : a novel(2005)Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
Many stones(2000)After her sister Laura is murdered in South Africa, Berry and her estranged father travel there to participate in the dedication of a memorial in her name.
Miracle's boys(2000)Twelve-year-old Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother.
No right turn(2005)After three years of wanting only to be invisible, sixteen-year-old Jordan begins to recover from his father's suicide and start living again when a neighbor's vintage Corvette Stingray opens up new possibilities for him.
Pieces of Georgia(2006)In journal entries to her mother, a gifted artist who died suddenly, thirteen-year-old Georgia McCoy reveals how her life changes after she receives an anonymous gift membership to a nearby art museum
Rubber houses : a novel(2007)A novel in verse that relates seventeen-year-old Kit's experiences as her younger brother is diagnosed with and dies of cancer and as she withdraws into and gradually emerges from her grief.
Saving Grace(2006)After her brother's death, Grace has difficulty finding meaning in her life and begins to get into various kinds of trouble, until a mysterious new girl at school helps her find her way back to family, old friends, and even God.
Saving Zoe(2007)Instead of a fresh start, high school provides more grief and isolation to Echo, whose older sister died a year earlier, but insights gained from Zoe's diary--a fifteenth birthday gift from Zoe's boyfriend--about her sister's life and death change Echo in ways she could have never expected.
A time for dancing(1995)Seventeen-year-old best friends Samantha and Juliana tell their stories in alternating chapters after Juliana is diagnosed with cancer.
The truth about forever(2004)The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief.
Upstream : a novel(2001)A sixteen-year-old anexoric struggles to please nutritionists, doctors, therapists, other staff members, and fellow patients in a hospital ward for people with eating disorders.
Wrecked(2005)After a car accident seriously injures her best friend and kills her brother's girlfriend, sixteen-year-old Anna tries to cope with her guilt and grief, while learning some truths about her family and herself.
Chicken soup for the grieving soul : stories about life, death, and overcoming the loss of a loved one(2003)This collection of inspirational stories will undoubtedly touch many hearts. Written by authors who have lost loved ones, these stories offer comfort, peace and understanding to those going through the grieving process. Individual people deal with grief in their own ways and within their own time, but the guidance and support they receive from others is what helps them through it. One of the key messages of Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul is that togetherness and sharing are the keys to moving on. In these stories people share their experiences with coping and they share deep memories. Each one has found that putting thoughts and feelings into words is not only cathartic, it allows them to reconnect with their loved one and others. Words of encouragement are plentiful in this edition and they go straight to the heart. Chapters encompass the complete grieving experience and include: Final Gifts, the Power of Support, Coping and Healing, Those We Will Miss, Special Moments, Insights and Lessons, and Living Again. Readers will be comforted and inspired by the stories of regaining strength and hope, such as holding meaningful services, performing thoughtful deeds and cherishing special memories. Most important, just as the writers have come to appreciate life through the grieving process, readers will discover how to do the same. This soothing bowl of stories is the perfect gift to bring comfort, strength and courage.Syndetics
Death : coping with the pain(2001)Loss takes many forms, and everyone experiences it at some point in their lives. This series describes the feelings that come with grief and loss and how to address them, deal with them, and move on. Teens will also learn how to help others experiencing a loss. These books introduce and explore key concepts as defined by the National Health Education Standards and the National standards for School Counseling Programs.Syndetics
Guiding your child through grief(2000)Give your child the help and support needed to cope with grief and loss. Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by the founders of the New England Center for Loss & Transition and The Cove, a highly praised program for grieving children, takes away the uncertainty and helpless feelings we commonly feel as we reach out to children who mourn. This caring and compassionate guide offers expert advice during difficult days to help a child grieve the death of a parent or sibling. Based on their experience as counselors--and as parents of grieving children--the authors help readers to understand: The many ways children grieve, often in secret Changes in family dynamics after death--and straightforward, effective ways to ease the transition Ways to communicate with children about death and grief How to cope with the intense sorrow triggered by holidays The signs grief has turned to depression--and where to find help And more insights, information, and advice that can help a child heal
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Healing the hurt, restoring the hope : how to guide children and teens through times of divorce, death, and crisis with the rainbows approach(2003)This intimate and powerful book offers ground-breaking techniques and concrete strategies to help children of any age, such as: Games, activities, and play-based exercises that help children and teens process their emotions when they don't have the words to describe what they are feeling. Inspiring stories from two decades of Rainbows groups will comfort and encourage adults trying to cope and guide children and teens during difficult times. The four fundamental stepping stones to help children heal. Rituals that allow youth to commemorate their loss and reconcile their grief. Conversations -- what to say, and what not to say -- including age-appropriate advice for when you're looking for the right words to explain and provide comfort. How to recognize the 10 stages of children's grief -- and the specific activities you can use with children during each stage of the grieving process. Healing the Hurt, Restoring the Hope offers techniques to help children and teens resolve their grief and once again live a life filled with joy and hope.Syndetics
In the presence of grief : helping family members resolve death, dying, and bereavement issues(2001)Illuminating the impact of loss and grief on our psychological and emotional lives, this book provides vital information to ease painful transitions and facilitate healing. The author emphasizes that dealing with the death of a loved one involves more than picking up the pieces and moving on: rather, survivors live indefinitely in the presence of grief. For those in a supportive role, the focus is on helping the bereaved to navigate the grieving process and, ultimately, to reclaim joy as well as sadness as an integral part of life. The book explores pathways to recovery from different kinds of loss, including the death of a child, sibling, parent, spouse, or extended family member or friend, as well as challenges that may emerge around care of the dying and issues at the end of life. Personal accounts and therapeutic case material are interwoven with practical suggestions for helping individuals and families share their stories, find meaning in their experience, and create funerals and other rituals.
Living when a young friend commits suicide, or even starts talking about it(1999)Discusses why people commit suicide, how to deal with the various emotions caused by the suicide of someone you know, how to help someone suicidal, religious issues, and popular misconceptions about suicide.
Loss : understanding the emptiness(2001)Loss takes many forms, and everyone experiences it at some point in their lives. This series describes the feelings that come with grief and loss and how to address them, deal with them, and move on. Teens will also learn how to help others experiencing a loss. These books introduce and explore key concepts as defined by the National Health Education Standards and the National standards for School Counseling Programs.
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Mending a broken heart : a teenager's guide through the loss of a parent.(2008)
A music I no longer heard : the early death of a parent(1998)When authors Leslie Simon and Jan Johnson Drantell learned of their common experience of losing a parent at a young age, they set out to discover the experiences and effects that unite those who have lived through this same signal event. This is a rent that can never be repaired, a wound that despite the passage of time and the coming of age never truly heals. In A Music I No Longer Heard, Simon and Drantell have collected the voices of seventy men and women who share this poignant life's journey. Most of all, these children of loss experience adulthood differently, always compensating in some way when choosing a mate or a career, in developing the ability to trust and to love, and in the willingness to take risks and live life to the fullest. What emerges from these stories is a moving portrait of the many and various ways that the death of a parent shapes one's life. A Music I No Longer Heard will be therapeutic for those who have lost a parent and will enable those who have not to understand the complex emotions that surround this all too common experience.
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Straight talk about death for teenagers : how to cope with losing someone you love(1993)Suggests ways to deal with the grief and other emotions felt after the death of a loved one and to discover how to go on living.
When a friend dies : a book for teens about grieving & healing(2005)If you are grieving the death of a friend, do something for yourself. Take the time to read this book. It isn't very long-there aren't a lot of words-but you may find the help you need to cope with your sadness and begin to heal.
Author Marilyn Gootman has seen her own children suffer from the death of a friend, and she knows what teenagers go through when another teen dies. Let her genuine understanding, gentle advice, and compassionate wisdom guide you through the next few days, weeks, or months.
If you're a parent or teacher of a teen who has experienced a painful loss, this book is for you, too. Book jacket.
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When will I stop hurting? : teens, loss, and grief(2004)A self-help guide for adolescents coping with bereavement, this volume provides an overview of the grieving process. It also offers insights from bereavement experts and first-hand accounts from teens. Chapters address topics such as the nature of grief, the kinds of loss, effects of grief and loss, and warning signs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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