teenagers and death

Thirteen-year-old tomboy, Megan McCaffery is just beginning to enjoy growing up when her mother is diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. Suddenly, her life is turned upside down, her hurt and anger coming between Megan and everyone she cares about, until she realizes what her real priorities are.

Discusses death and the fear of death, explains the emotions experienced when someone you know is killed, and gives strategies to cope with them.

While on a school trip in British Columbia, a group of teenagers are caught in an avalanche and must fight for their lives.

Discusses why people commit suicide, how to deal with the various emotions caused by the suicide of someone you know, how to help someone suicidal, religious issues, and popular misconceptions about suicide.

Addresses the special needs of teenagers trying to deal with loss and gives them tools to help them work through their pain and grief.

Offers advice designed to help teens deal with the death of a sibling, shares the stories of young people who have experienced the loss of a brother or sister, and includes a list of places to contact for help in handling grief.

Explains the stages of grieving and how to cope with loss and death, including where to go for help.

Defines suicide and its effects on teen survivors of someone who dies by suicide. Describes who dies by suicide and why, as well as the stages of grieving a loss through suicide. Provides ways teens can cope and heal and ways to help someone else who experiences another person's suicide.

Defines death as a part of life, looks at the grief process, and offers suggestions to teens on how to help friends deal with loss.

Provides support and practical guidance for teenagers grieving the death of a friend, discussing the variety of feelings the experience can produce and how to handle them, whether it is wrong to have fun, what to do if friends start acting strangely, and how to find a counselor or therapist, and includes comments from teens and a directory of further resources.