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Pub. Date
2011
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"How would you feel if you woke up to discover that your seemingly healthy fifty-six-year-old husband was dead? Crossing the Minefield is the inspirational story of one woman's gut wrenching journey following a cold November morning that changed her life forever. The author takes a more intimate look at the usual stages of grief, including anger, confusion, depression, guilt and acceptance. Issues that are rarely covered in grief books, like widow...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
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"Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that's okay, because he'll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer's Competition. With such a unique find, he's sure to win the grand prize. But, oddly, the bone doesn't appear in any photos. Even stranger, it seems to be growing into a ful skeleton...one that only children can see. There's just one person who doesn't find any of this weird--Stanly's...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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Having and taking care of a pet is a special part of life. Pets often bring us joy when we're happy and comfort when we're sad. Unfortunately, no matter how well we take care of our pets, like all living things, they'll eventually die. The death of a pet hurts, but it's something all pet owners experience. This book offers gentle explanations of tough concepts such as euthanasia and cremation to help a child understand a pet's passing. It also discusses...
8) Peque y yo
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Cuando mi perro Peque murió, todos en casa nos pusimos tristes. Al día siguiente, una nube comenzó a seguirme a todos lados, me entró jabón en los ojos y un pulpo me agarró muy fuerte del corazón."--
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death offers coping strategies, expert advice, useful resources, and valuable insight from other young adults, providing support to those struggling with the death of one or both of their parents"--
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In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy's bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner. Jai paints a vivid, honest...
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This novel provides an examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways, and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all. Stark and penetrating, it's an exploration of psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing.
14) The Last Lecture
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family. - Publisher. "Much of my lecture at Carnegie Mellon focused on the professional side of my life--my students, colleagues and career. The book is a far more personal look at my childhood dreams and all the lessons I've learned....
16) I wasn't ready to say goodbye: surviving, coping, and healing after the sudden death of a loved one
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Explores unexpected death and its role in the cycle of life.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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Life is Like the Wind introduces the concept of death to young readers by likening life to the ever-moving wind. When the wind is present, things move and fly and flutter about. When the wind goes away, things become very still. From there, the authors explore the feelings we have when a loved one's life goes away, how we cope with missing them, and how we can celebrate their memory. It also introduces the various things people believe happens to...