Lowe, 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 LOWConnor, Leslie
Summary: As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies, create an underground haven for themselves, but when Calvin goes missing Mason finds himself in trouble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CONWilliams, 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 WILLockington, Mariama
Summary: While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOCCovey, Sean.
Summary: Goob's friends help him after his grandpa passes away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E COVSelznick, Brian
Summary: An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: JFIC SELNeilson, Riss M.
Summary: After Jasmine is killed in a car accident, her remaining best friends Miliani, Inez, and Natalie plan to resurrect her using magic learned from Miliani's Filipino aunt, but their actions have dangerous consequences that threaten themselves and those they care about.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC NEISchumacher, Ashley
Summary: Since her mother's death, Madeline "Gwen" Hathaway has been determined that nothing in her life will change ever again. She keeps extensive lists in journals, has had only one friend since childhood, and looks forward to the monotony of working the ren faire circuit with her father. They arrive at the end-of-tour stop to find the faire is under new management and completely changed. Arthur, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SCHRegina, Michael
Summary: "When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby, has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are jeopardized when Matt's single mother -- unable to take any more time off of work --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2021
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Summary: In wintry Colorado during the 1930s, eleven-year-old Dessa Dean mourns the death of her beloved mother, but the arrival of an injured dog and the friendship they form is just what they need to change their lives forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joanna Cotler Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC NuzYumoto, Kazumi
Summary: When the Bear's friend, the little bird, dies, Bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of spring grass blows in through his window. He meets a wildcat and finally feels understood. As the cat plays his violin, Bear remembers all the fun he had with the little bird. Now he can say goodbye to his friend, because he knows he'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUMCouch, Robbie
Summary: Eighteen-year-old River Lang struggles after the death of his best friend and reluctantly joins a research study for struggling teens where he confronts his complex relationship with Dylan's ex, develops feelings for a charismatic jock, and uncovers unsettling truths about the study.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COULi, Christina
Summary: The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together. Benjamin Burns doesn't like science, but he can't get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LIDeaver, Mason
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Push 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DEAPerkins, Mitali
Summary: Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul doesn't like change. She's not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behind. Most of all, Pandita doesn't want to feel like she's leaving her mother, who died a few years ago, behind. After a falling out with her best friend, Pandita is planning to spend most of her summer break reading and writing in her favorite secret...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PERJohnson, Abigail
Summary: A year ago, Brooke Covington lost everything when her beloved older brother, Jason, confessed to the murder of his best friend, Calvin. Brooke and her family became social pariahs, broken and unable to console one another. Brooke's only solace remains the ice-skating rink, where she works but no longer lets herself dream about a future skating professionally.When Brooke encounters Calvin's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION JOHGow, Robin
Summary: After the death of his best friend and the only other trans boy at school, Noah starts writing letters expressing his feelings to the humanoid creature Mothman and risks everything when he treks into the woods to prove Mothman's existence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GOWHanna Alkaf
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Najwa Bakri is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend and Scrabble Queen, Trina, a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HANForman, Gayle.
Summary: In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FOROckler, Sarah.
Summary: While on vacation in California, sixteen-year-old best friends Anna and Frankie conspire to find a boy for Anna's first kiss, but Anna harbors a painful secret that threatens their lighthearted plan and their friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2009
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Summary: When an unlikely friendship is sparked between relatively popular Kit Lowell and socially isolated David Drucker, Kit asks David for his help figuring out the how and why of her father's tragic car accident.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2017
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Summary: "After a young girl's mother dies, Empty appears and silently takes up the big blank space left behind. For some time, the girl can't connect with her dad or any friends, and Empty is her closest companion. But then, a happy reminder of her mom pops up one day, and this bit of joy helps the little girl open up to the world around her. Empty stays around, but the little girl starts to connect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2023
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Summary: "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC DUELukoff, Kyle
Summary: "A child discovers that there is no single right thing to do when someone is sad or grieving"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024