Recommended Fiction Books (continued)

Two Moons in August
by Martha Brooks
With the help of a boy visiting town for the summer, a 16-year-old girl is able to reconnect with her family after the death of her mother.

What Girls Learn
by Karin Cook
Two sisters come to terms with their mom's death of cancer, while at the same getting to know her new husband.

Whirligig
by Paul Fleischman
Brian, sixteen, finds forgiveness and redemption while trying to build a whirligig to memorialize the girl whose death he caused.

Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery In Poems
by Mel Glenn
Through poems, students, co-workers, and members of the community react to a teacher's shooting death.

Recommended Non-Fiction Books

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Death Is Hard To Live With: Teenagers Talk About How To Cope with Loss
by Janet Bode, Stan Mack, Illustrator
Through interviews with teenagers who have experienced the death of a friend or relative, the author explores ways of making peace with the shock, guilt, and tragedy of death.

Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss
by Enid Samuel Traisman
This is a journal that encourages teenagers to work through thier grief in a creative and healthy way. It allows them to keep permanent memories of the person that died. It also gives them skills to help them throughout their life when faced with grief and loss.

Good Grief For Kids
by Katherine Dorn Zotovich
A workbook designed to help young people, and their families, work through their grief in meaningful ways.

The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
by Helen Fitzgerald
A guide for teens through everything from the sickbed to the funeral, from the first day back at school to the first anniversary of the death.

Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love
by Earl A. Grollman
A book for teens who are coping with the death of a friend or family member.

When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing
by Marilyn E. Gootman, Pamela Espeland (Editor), Deborah Prothrow-Stith

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