bereavement

"Meet Ollie. He's eleven years old. He hasn't yet met a Killer Sudoku he can't solve, but he finds the world around him difficult. People don't say what they mean, and he hates being wrong. And now, a sudden tragedy teaches him there is no easy answer to the problem of grief. When Ollie's happy-go-lucky father, Rich, dies of brain cancer, his mother, Ruth, has no idea how to keep living, and the entire family is thrown into disarray. The only thing that makes sense to Ollie is the puzzle he's convinced his father left behind: one gift for each member of the family. If Ollie can find the connection between a pink vase and an old pair of binoculars, then somehow he'll discover the secret he believes Rich wanted to share with them all: what it means to be alive"--Publisher.

Between his temper getting him in trouble at school and his mother becoming more and more withdrawn, things aren't going very well for twelve-year-old Reggie Wong. He wishes he had his dad to help him, but his dad died two years ago. So when he meets the Conductor who promises to give Reggie the chance to see this father one last time, Reggie jumps at the opportunity and climbs aboard the man's subway train, which leaves St. Patrick station at midnight. Onboard, he finds the train is filled with other children who have lost a loved one like him, including the preppy and quirky Chantal and Gareth, his archnemesis and bully since second grade. But when Reggie finally sees his father waiting for him at the end of the line, he discovers that everything is not what it seems, and Reggie and his unlikely new friends find themselves trapped in the subway tunnels beneath Toronto. Reggie, Chantal, and Gareth must work together to find a way to escape and to stop the Conductor from destroying the world as they know it.

"On an ordinary Monday, Rill Kruse left for third grade with a dad, but when she came home, he'd been stolen. By a river. One year and thirteen days later--on the first morning of summer vacation--Rill still insists he's trudging home. Her mom has become a practical woman. Her older brother, Eddy, now calls her baby and dork. Gus, second-in-command at Kruse Whitewater Adventures, Rill's family's rafting company, has gone from being her dad's "risk bro" to her mom's guardian angel. Joyce, company secretary, arm-wrestler, and mechanic, still calls Rill a fingerling, but, after learning what a cheater water is, Rill wishes she'd stop. When Rill's cat, Clifford, leads her to the family tree fort on the mountainside behind home, she discovers a stowaway, Perla. To help Perla, Rill embarks on an adventure that tests her understanding of the world, of loss, and of what it means to be a friend. In the end, what Rill discovers will nudge her--and all those she loves--toward healing"--Provided by publisher.

The magic tree house is back with a message from Morgan le Fay telling Jack and Annie to seek out "The Gray Ghost" and listen to her story, and immediately they are whisked away to Nepal where they meet Tenzin, a climber who has recently lost his family, and who takes them up the mountain to meet a snow leopard and renew himself.

Presents the reflections of Oxford instructor Sarah C. Williams on the experiences, emotions, and revelations she and her husband Paul underwent with the birth and death of their daughter, Cerian. Cerian was diagnosed with skeletal dysplasia while still in the womb, the Williams were told birth would be fatal, but Sarah and Paul decided to carry Cerian to term anyway, and that decision taught them about loving and treasuring the vulnerable and unlovely.

The Chinese American journalist describes how her obsession with grief culminated in her mother's death from cancer. She offers an intimate look at her relationship with her mother, her mother's life and decline, and the grief that affected her and her family members in different ways. She also reflects on the impact of other deaths in her family.

Laurel begins writing letters to the dead, including Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Amelia Earhart, to come to terms with the death of her sister May and her own adolescent struggles.

"A guide that includes insights and resources explains how to deal with the death of a parent at an early age, discussing the different types of loss and how those particular dynamics can affect individuals"--OCLC.

Closed off and grieving her best friend, fifteen-year-old overachiever Verdad faces prejudices at school and from her traditional mother, her father's distance since his remarriage, and her attraction to a transgender classmate.

After the sudden death of her husband, a literature professor tries to rediscover who she is while also dealing with a series of family and political crises.