Death

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General

Bateman, Teresa. Keeper of Soles. jE Bat

Brooks, Bruce. Vanishing. 1999. jF Bro

Brown, Laurene Krasny. When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death. 1996. j155.937 B878w

Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako. 1993. j362.1 C672s

-----. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. 1999. jF Coe

Cohen, Barbara. Thank You, Jackie Robinson. 1974. jF Coh

Conrad, Pam. Stonewords: A Ghost Story. 1990. jF Con

Creech, Sharon. Absolutely Normal Chaos. 1995. jF Cre 1995

-----. Chasing Redbird. 1997. jF Cre

Cummings, Priscilla. Red Kayak. 2004. jF Cum

Duffy, Carol Ann. Stopping for Death: Poems of Death and Loss. 1996. j811 S883

Gaeddert, L. B. A Summer Like Turnips. 1989. jF Gae

Gaffney, Donna A. The Seasons of Grief: Helping Your Children Grow Through Loss. 1988.

CML 155.937 G131s

Ganeri, Anita. Journey’s End: Death and Mourning. 1998. j291.38 G196j

Garland, Sherry. I Never Knew Your Name. 1994. jE Gar

Glenn, Mel. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems. 1996. jF Gle

Harris, Audrey Jane Axelrod. Why Did He Die? 1965. j577 H323w

Heegaard, Marge Eaton. Coping with Death and Grief. 1990. j155.9 H458c

Hobbs, Valerie. Defiance. 2005. jF Hob

The Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope. jF How

Hurwitz, Johanna. Anne Frank: Life in Hiding. 1988. j921 F828h9

Hyde, Margaret O. Meeting Death. 1989. j306.9 H994m

Jackson, Livia Bitton. I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust. 1997. j921 J135I

Johnston, Norma. The Time of the Cranes. 1990. jF Joh

Kolencik, Patricia. Teaching with Books that Heal: Authentic Literature and Literacy Strategies to Help

Children Cope with Everyday Problems. CML 370.114 K81t

Leavitt, Martine. Keturah and Lord Death. 2006. jF Lea

L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wind in the Door. 1973. jF Len

Metzger, Lois. Missing Girls. 1999. jF Met

Murphy, Eva. Books and Films on Death and Dying for Children and Adolescents. 1985. CML 028.52 B7242

Myers, Anna. Graveyard Girl. 1995. jF Mye

Recorvits, Helen. Goodbye, Walter Malinski. 1999. jF Rec

Rofes, Eric E. Kids’ Book about Death and Dying. 1985. j155.937 K46

Rosen, Michael. Michael Rosen’s Sad Book. 2004. jE Ros

Simon, Norma. The Saddest Time. 1986. j155.937 S595s

Simon, Seymour. Life and Death in Nature. 1976. j574.5 S596L

Stein, Sara Bonnett. About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children. 1974. j128.5 S819a

Tejima, Keizaburo. Swan Sky. 1988. jE Tej

Varley, Susan. Badger’s Parting Gifts. 1984. jE Var

Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. 2006. jF VoL

Wagner, Heather Lehr. Dealing with Terminal Illness in the Family. j155.937 W133d

Wittbold, Maureen. Mending Peter’s Heart. 1995. jE Wit

Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere. 2005. jF Zev

Zolotow, C. My Grandson Lew. 1974. jE ZoL

-----. Who is Ben? jE ZoL

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. 2006. jF Zus 2006

Death of a Parent

Acampora, Paul. Defining Dulcie. 2006. jF Aca

Bennett, Jay. Sing Me a Death Song: A Novel. 1990. jF Ben

Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes. 1982. jF Blu 1982

Brisson, Pat. Sky Memories. 1999. jF Bri

Conly, Jane Leslie. Crazy Lady. 1993. jF Con

Cooper, Ilene. I’ll See You in My Dreams. 1997. jF Coo

Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons. 1994. jF Cre

Deans, Sis. Racing the Past. jF Dea

Dragonwagon, Crescent. Winter Holding Spring. 1990. jF Dra

Ephron, Delia. Frannie in Pieces. 2007. jF Eph

Ewart, Claire. The Giant. 2003. jE Ewa

Friend, Natasha. Perfect. 2004. jF Fri

Grosshandler, Janet. Coping When a Parent Dies. 1995. j155.937 G878c

Hammond, Janice M. When My Dad Died: A Child’s View of Death. 1981. j155.937 H226wd

-----. When My Mommy Died: A Child’s View of Death. 1980. j155.937 H226wm

Hermes, Patricia. Cheat the Moon: A Novel. 1998. jF Her

Hest, Amy. Remembering Mrs. Rossi. jF Hes

Kessler, Cristina. Jubela. jE Kes

Klause, Annette Curtis. The Silver Kiss. 1990. jF Kla 1992

Koertge, Ronald. Strays. jF Koe

Krementz, Jill. How it Feels When a Parent Dies. 1988. j155.937 K92h 1988

LeShan, Eda J. Learning to Say Good-by: When a Parent Dies. 1976. j155.937 L629L

Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Lost Flower Children. 1999. jF Lis

Martin, Ann M. With You and Without You. 1986. jF Mar

Mazer, Harry. When the Phone Rang. 1985. jF Maz

Powell, E. Sandy. Geranium Morning. 1990. j155.9 P882g

Prose, Francine. Bullyville. jF Pro

Rabb, M.E. Cures for Heartbreak. 2007. jF Rab

Radin, Ruth Yaffe. Carver. 1990. jF Rad

Shusterman, Neal. What Daddy Did: A Novel. 1991. jF Shu

Stevenson, Laura Caroline. Happily After All. 1990. jF Ste

Tolan, Stephanie S. Listen! 2006. jF Tol

Death of an Aunt or Uncle

Blacker, Terence. Boy2Girl. 2004. jF Bla

Rylant, Cynthia. Missing May. 1993. jF Ryl

Wiles, Deborah. Each Little Bird That Sings. 2005. jF WiL

Death of a Friend

Blos, Joan W. A Gathering of Days: A Novel. 1990. jF Blo 1990

Carlstrom, Nancy White. Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly. jE Car

Cohn, Janice. I Had a Friend Named Peter: Talking to Children About the Death of a Friend.

1987. CML 155.937 C678i

Crutcher, Chris. The Sledding Hill. 2005. jF Cru

Deaver, Julie. Say Goodnight, Gracie. jF Dea

Edwards, Michelle. Stinky Stern Forever. 2005. jF Edw

Fox, Sandra Sutherland. Good Grief: Helping Groups of Children When a Friend Dies. 1985.

CML 155.93 F794g

Fritts, Mary Bahr. If Nathan Were Here. 2000. jE Fri

Green, John. Looking for Alaska. 2005. jF Gre

Hesse, Karen. Phoenix Rising. 1994. jF Hes

Hurwin, Davida. A Time for Dancing. 1995. jF Hur

McDonald, Joyce. Swallowing Stones. 1997. jF McD

Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. 1987. jF Pat

Simon, Norma. We Remember Philip. 1979. jF Sim

Smith, Doris Buchanan. A Taste of Blackberries. 1973. jF Smi

Strasser, Todd. Friends Till the End: A Novel. 1981. jF Str

Wild, Margaret. The Very Best of Friends. 1990. jF Wil 1990

Yumoto, Kazumi. The Friends. 2005. jF Yum 2005

Death of a Grandparent

Bahr, Mary. The Memory Box. 1992. jE Bah

Barron, T.A. Where Is Grandpa? 2000. jE Bar

Bunting, Eve. The Happy Funeral. 1982. jF Bun

Clifford, Eth. The Remembering Box. 1985. jF Cli

Coultant, H. First Snow. 1974. jE Cou

DePaola, Tomie. Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs. 1973. jE Dep

-----. Now One Foot, Now the Other. 1981. jE Dep

Donnelly, Elfie. So Long, Grandpa. 1981. jF Don

Fassler, Joan. My Grandpa Died Today. 1971. jE Fas

Fox, Mem. Sophie. 1994. jE Fox

Gibson, Akimi. Nana’s Place. 1994. jE Gib

Henkes, Kevin. Sun and Spoon. 1997. jF Hen

Hermes, Patricia. Who Will Take Care of Me? 1983. jF Her

Hoopes, Lyn Littlefield. Nana. 1981. jE Hoo

Joslin, Mary. The Goodbye Boat. 1999. jE Jos 1999

Jukes, Mavis. Blackberries in the Dark. 1987. jF Juk

Le Tord, Bijou. My Grandma Leonie. 1987. jE Let

Madler, Trudy. Why Did Grandma Die? 1980. jE Mad

Mazer, Norma Fox. After the Rain. 1987. jF Maz

Miles, M. Annie and the Old One. 1971. jF MiL

Peavy, Linda S. Allison’s Grandfather. 1981. jE Pea

Russo, Marisabina. Grandpa Abe. 1996. jE Rus

Thomas, Jane Resh. Saying Good-bye to Grandma. 1988. jE Tho

Thompson, Colin. Looking for Atlantis. 1994. jF Tho

Yolen, Jane. Grandad Bill’s Song. 1994. jE YoL

Death of a Pet

Cochran, Bill. The Forever Dog. 2007. jE Coc

Cohen, Miriam. Jim’s Dog Muffins. 1986. jE Coh 1986

Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog. jF Cre

DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. A Dog Like Jack. 1999. jE Dis

Graeber, Charlotte Towner. Mustard. 1982. jF Gra

Hughes, Shirley. Alfie and the Birthday Surprise. 1998. jE Hug 1998

Newman, Leslea. The Best Cat in the World. 2004. jE New

Rogers, Fred. When a Pet Dies. 1988. j155.937 R725w

Rylant, Cynthia. Dog Heaven. 1995. Poster 1409

Schneider, Antonie. Good-Bye, Vivi! 1998. jE Sch

Smith, Maggie. Desser the Best Ever Cat. 2001. jE Smi

Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney. 1971. jE Vio

Death of a Sibling

Bunting, Eve. A Sudden Silence. 1988. jF Bun

Couloumbis, Audrey. Getting Near to Baby. 1999. jF Cou

Gerson, Corinne. Passing Through. 1978. jF Ger

Greene, C. C. Beat the Turtle Drum. 1976. jF Gre

Griffin, Adele. Where I Want to Be. 2005. jF Gri

Hickman, Martha Whitmore. Last Week My Brother Anthony Died. 1984. jE Hic

Johnston, Tony. That Summer. jF Joh

Little, Jean. Home From Far. 1965. jF Lit

Lowry, Lois. A Summer to Die. 1977. jF Low

Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of My Dead Brother. 2005. jF Mye

Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here. 1995. jF Par

Pevsner, Stella. How Could You Do it, Diane? 1989. jF Pev

Richter, Elizabeth. Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies. 1986. j155.93 R535L

Rodowsky, Colby F. Remembering Mog. 1996. jF Rod

Sample, Jewel. Flying Hugs and Kisses. 2006. jE Sam

Shearer, Alex. The Great Blue Yonder. 2001. jF She

Wallace-Brodeur, Ruth. Blue Eyes Better. 2002. jF WaL

Suicide

Allison, Jennifer. Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator. jF ALL

Arrick, Fran. Tunnel Vision. jF Arr

Bunting, Eve. Face at the Edge of the World. jF Bun

Chambers, Aidan. Postcards from No Man’s Land. jF Cha 2002

Fields, Terri. After the Death of Anna Gonzales. j811 F463a

Fine, Anne. Up on Cloud Nine. jF Fin

Garland, Sherry. I Never Knew Your Name. jE Gar

Gerson, Corinne. Passing Through. jF Ger

Gilbert, Barbara. Stone Water. jF GiL

Glenn, Mel. Split Image: A Story in Poems. jF Gle

Going, Kelly. Fat Kid Rules the World. jF Goi

Killien, Christi. Artie’s Brief: The Whole Truth, and Nothing But. jF KiL

Kuklin, Susan. After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up. j362.2 K96a

Langone, John. Dead End: A Book About Suicide. j362.2 L284d

Madison, Winifred. Portrait of Myself: A Novel. jF Mad

Mahy, Margaret. 24 Hours. jF Mah

Miller, Mary Beth. Aimee: A Novel. jF MiL

Nixon, Joan. Secret, Silent Screams. jF Nix

Nunes, Lygia Bojunga. Mi Amigo el Pintor. jF Nun

Pevsner, Stella. How Could You Do It, Diane? jF Pev

Teen Suicide I Don’t Really Want to Leave. VT 362.28 T258

Vaught, Susan. Trigger. jF Vau

Youth Suicide Prevention: Lessons from Literature. CML 810 Y83

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