Berthoud Community Library District

With a new Foreword by the lead singer of R.E.M., this revised edition of Gootman's helpful guide includes new resources and a new section on losing a friend through violence. Recommended for parents and teachers of teens who have experienced a painful loss. 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...

When Davey Wexler's father is killed in a holdup in Atlantic City, her mother moves Davey and her brother to Los Alamos to get away from the memories--but Davey is a girl frozen in fear and anger, until she meets an older boy called Wolf who can read her tiger eyes.

The author outlines strategic approaches to managing the physical aspects of grief and loss, explaining how painful emotions affect the body and how to develop beneficial coping and healing skills.

Defines divorce and its effect on teens. Provides ideas for coping with divorce, returning to a normal life, and helping other teens who may experience a divorce.

Discusses death and fear of death, explains the emotions experienced when someone you know is killed, and gives strategies to cope with them.

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.

Former attendees of the Comfort Zone Camp share their experiences of losing a parent at a young age. Their testimonials are accompanied by discussions of coping strategies, and ways to express grief and relate to loved ones.

Explains the stages of grieving and how to cope with loss and death, including where to go for help.

When her parents are killed in a car accident, a teenage girl is left to deal with the pain and hardship as she, her seventeen-year-old sister, and three-year-old brother struggle to survive on their own, in a powerful tale about love and loss.