Mark, Nikki
Summary: In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark's perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son, Tommy, went to sleep one night and never woke up. They're still not exactly sure why. Devastated, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to create a legacy for Tommy and to heal her heart. She created a plan to transform neglected land in a Los Angeles public park into a state-of-the-art athletic field, honoring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MARMarta, Suzy Yehl.
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 MARSummary: "We can bear almost anything when it is worked through collectively. Grief is generally thought of as something personal and insular, but when we publicly share loss and pain, we lessen the power of the forces that debilitate us, while at the same time building the humane social practices that alleviate suffering and improve quality of life for everyone. Addressing tragedies from Fukushima to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 REBStokes, Mason
Summary: "A gay teenager in 1990s Wyoming must contend with the violent loss of a loved one."--Provided by Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC STOCheng, Charlotte
Summary: A young girl finds comfort and solace in fond memories of her deceased, beloved grandfather, which help her cope with his death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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Summary: Guilt-ridden and grieving seventeen-year-old Ella falls for her dead best friend Hayley's boyfriend Sawyer, but when she reads Hayley's journal, she discovers Sawyer has a much darker side.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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Summary: Placed with a new foster family among Manhattan's elite--her last chance at adoption before she ages out of the system--17-year-old Mel must navigate through grief and depression as the anniversary of the worst day of her life approaches, before she loses herself and those she loves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLLowe, Mari
Summary: A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOWImperi, Cole
Summary: "Every person experiences loss. And every person grieves. Whether it's a deathloss (the loss of a loved one) or a shadowloss ( the loss of something not someone), we all go through it. But most of us don't know how to deal with it. In this book, grief expert Cole Imperi takes you by the hand and leads you through this often strange and lonely journey. You will learn: how to ask for help ; how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.9 IMPKurimoto, Kengo
Summary: "Discover the magic of the wilderness in this breathtaking graphic novel reminiscent of a modern-day The Secret Garden. Poppy's mother hasn't been the same since Gran passed away. She stays inside and watches TV, unable to leave the couch. So maybe that's why Poppy has started spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighborhood. When Pepper leads Poppy through a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2024
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Summary: "The grieving book that New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh needed herself years ago, this is a modern, accessible approach to grief when you don't know how to help or what to do, inspired by a viral social media post that touched millions as it assures the reader that there is a path through their darkness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 MACMasur, Corinne
Summary: A necessary and impactful guide to understanding children's grief from the inside and to guiding children through loss, from the death of a parent and other family members, to the loss of friends, pets, and even the family home. Dr. Masur, an award-winning clinical psychologist specializing in grief and mourning, describes how to understand, help, and guide children at each age and stage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alcove Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 MASWilliams, Alicia
Summary: A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling. It's the last few months of eighth grade, and Isaiah feels lost. He thought his summer was going to be him and his boys Drew and Darius, hanging out, doing wheelies, watching martial arts movies, and breaking tons of Guinness World Records before high...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILSummary: "No One Talks About This Stuff is a support group for almost-parents. A place to share their journeys of loss and limbo, to confront social pressure and to find courage in the darkness of tragedies which happen every day yet are brushed under the carpet. So, we hear from a stepmother who wrestles with infertility. A husband and wife each tell their experience of losing their baby. A lesbian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Unbound 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 NOBroday, Linda
Summary: "Devastated by the loss of his young wife- and the life he'd always thought would be his- Sam Legend II has done everything he can to make a fresh start. As a bladesmith, all he needs is a bed, a hot fire, and enough distance from his famous family to finally indulge in a little peace and quiet. So what if it's almost Christmas? This year, he's happy just keeping to himself. But then fiery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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Summary: Devastated by grief, Texas Ranger Sam Legend II tries to make a new start in the Texas Panhandle. As a bladesmith, all he needs is a bed, a hot fire, and enough solitude to let him heal after the death of his wife. But when fiery Cheyenne Ronan comes blasting into his shelter with accusations, he knows he won't be getting the peace he desires. From the moment he meets Cheyenne Ronan, Sam's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Casablanca 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROBye, K. A.
Summary: Focuses on multiple ways the reader can honor and celebrate the memory of their loved one in order to move forward. Provides a brief history of the losses of family and friends, while focusing on ways to move forward with life after a tragic loss. Encourages the reader to honor and celebrate the memory of the one they loved, so that they will feel whole again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Native Book Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 BYEClare, Olivia
Summary: "Louisiana, 2042. Spurred by the effects of climate change, states have closed graveyards and banned burials, making cremation mandatory and the ashes of loved ones state-owned unless otherwise claimed. In the small town of St. Genevieve, Alma lives alone and struggles to grieve in the wake of her young mother Naomi's death, during which Alma failed to honor Naomi's final wishes. Now, Alma...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLADevine, Megan
Summary: "Having experienced grief from both sides-- as a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner-- Devine writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, 'happy' life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2017
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Summary: "As a lonely foster kid, Serafina Conte sought refuge in handmaking journals -- and writing her wishes within their pages. Now, in the quirky new age store she shares with her two best friends, Sera's intentions have paid off. Her journals are in the spotlight -- and rumored to manifest great things. Whether it's witchy skills, real magic, or not, Sera's finally ready to be the leading lady of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC GARGyasi, Yaa
Summary: Yaa Gyasi's stunning follow-up to her acclaimed national best seller Homegoing is a powerful, raw, intimate, deeply layered novel about a Ghanaian family in Alabama. Gifty is a fifth year candidate in neuroscience at Stanford School of Medicine studying reward seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GYAKnapp, Andrew
Summary: "A mixed-media illustrated exploration of the grief that follows the death of a pet, and a loving tribute to the author's border collie Momo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2024
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Summary: Mindy, Dad, and Julie travel to Korea to mourn Grandpa's passing with family and for the annual Chuseok celebration, and while the occasion is a somber one, Mindy is determined to make her first official Mid-autumn Festival one to remember.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LEELin, Jami Nakamura
Summary: In this genre-bending and deeply emotional memoir that mirrors the sensation of being caught between realms, the author, after the death of her father, grapples with her bipolar disorder and sets out to interrogate the very notion of recovery through the lens of figures from Japanese, Taiwanese and Okinawan legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023