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21) Cape
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"When a child loses the person in his life that he loves more than anything, he uses his cape as protection from his grief. On the day of the funeral, he uses it to block out the pictures and stories people share, refusing to acknowledge the memories that keep bubbling up. He won't think about them. He doesn't want to. He avoids the memories, until he no longer can. He remembers then. Their laugh, their smile, the moment they gave him the cape....
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year old Jessie, still grieving over her mother's death, must move from Chicago to "The Valley," with a new stepfamily but no new friends until an anonymous fellow student emails and offers to help her navigate the school's treacherous social waters.
23) Out of the blue
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Eight months after her mother's death, Jaya rescues an otherworldly being who is the first of her kind to survive a fall from the sky and hides her new friend from the authorities while her society tries to come to grips with the possibilities of a world beyond.
24) The lucky list
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
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Description
Rising high school senior Emily felt lucky until her mother's death, but now, with childhood friend Blake, she sets out to accomplish every exciting, scary, and intimidating task on her mother's bucket list.
26) Maybe tomorrow?
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Elba carries the black block of grief and sadness wherever she goes--until Norris comes along and helps her to let go of the block and enjoy life again.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Everything happens for a reason. At least that's what everyone keeps telling Liam Cooper after his older brother Ethan is killed suddenly in a hit-and-run. Feeling more alone and isolated than ever, Liam has to not only learn to face the world without one of the people he loved the most, but also face the fading relationships of his two best friends in the process. Soon, Liam finds themself spending time with Ethan's best friend, Marcus, who might...
Author
Publisher
Kathy Dawson Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After finding a break-up letter written by her older sister on the day she died, sixteen-year-old Juniper Lemon becomes determined to find the recipient--only identified as "you"--and in the process uncovers other notes and secrets that demand her attention.
31) Bird in a box
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.
34) Harry & Hopper
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
One day when Harry comes home from school, his faithful companion Hopper isn't there to greet him, in a touching story about the process of healing after losing a beloved pet.
35) Remember me
Author
Language
English
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Description
When Blue Owens wakes up with the overwhelming feeling that something is wrong with her memory, she meets Adam Mendoza, who explains that she paid to have her unpleasant memories erased in order to "start over"--and that begins Blue's journey to recover her memories and understand the truth of why she felt the need to lose them in the first place.
Author
Language
English
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"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...
38) Inkling
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When an inkblot, who can write, listen, learn, and draw, jumps out of Mr. Rylance's sketchbook, Ethan believes he may be the answer to their problems and names him Inkling.
39) Firefly Hollow
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Because their dreams of daring adventures go against the cautious teachings of their nations, Firefly and Cricket set out on their own, find a home with kindly Vole, and together help a grieving "miniature giant" named Peter.
40) The scar
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
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Description
When his mother dies, a little boy is angry at his loss but does everything he can to hold onto the memory of her scent, her voice, and the special things she did for him, even as he tries to help his father and grandmother cope.
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