In this useful book from the First Experience series, the affable star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helps children share feelings of the loss of a pet while offering reassurance that grieving is a natural, healing thing to do. "A sensitive and sensible first book about death." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Filled with warmth and reassurance,...When a Pet Dies assures youngsters that no matter how badly they feel when they lose a pet, in time their hurt will ease, and the...
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Where do you come from? (ARABIC) (Therapeutic Stories)
by Helen Patuck
Halloween and Commemorations of the Dead (Holidays & Celebrations)
by Roseanne Montillo
Almost all cultures around the world have days during which they honor those who have died, and pray for those souls that have not yet reached heaven. Although many of these holidays have assumed a secular attitude, the original, supernatural tone of these days still colors the celebrations. Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve as it was once known, has become a day for children to don costumes, trick-or-treat for candy, and play pranks. Outside the United States, however, people in many countries sti...
After their mother and their old dog die within months of each other, ten-year-old Rose and her brothers have to make some adjustments when they get a new dog and their father begins to date.
The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
by Helen FitzGerald
In this unique and compassionate guide, renowned grief counselor Helen Fitzgerald turns her attention to the special needs of adolescents struggling with loss and gives teens the tools they need to work through their pain and grief. Although the circumstances surrounding a death are difficult to handle at any age, adolescence brings with it challenges and struggles that until now have been largely overlooked. Writing not only about but also for teenagers, Fitzgerald adeptly covers the entire r...
Friendship 911 Collection (Youthlife Collection)
by Josh McDowell and Ed Stewart
Fourteen-year-old Ann Cassidy has a secret, but she can't keep it any longer. The nightmares, the flashbacks, the false guilt-she has to tell someone. When Ann finally reveals the horror of her childhood sexual abuse, she feels some relief-but she has a new flood of emotions to deal with and she's scared. Has anyone like Ann unburdened the dark memories of past sexual abuse with you? Do you know what to say or do? What is need most right now? Perhaps more than any time in life he or she needs...
Our Mom Is Getting Better
by Alex Silver, Anna Rose Silver, and Emily Silver
Using a colourful magazine-style, this series presents first-hand accounts of hard-hitting topics based on interviews with eight young people. The stories are illustrated with photographs of the interviewees and backed-up with fact panels.
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
In this collection of brief lives (and deaths) of nearly two hundred of the world's greatest thinkers, noted philosopher Simon Critchley creates a register of mortality that is tragic, amusing, absurd, and exemplary. From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the last words of Christian saints and modern-day sages, this irresistible book contains much to inspire both amusement and reflection. Informed by Critchley's acute insight, scholarly intelligence, and spright...
Someone Has Died in a Road Crash
by Mary Williams and Caroline Chisholm
The Kids' Guide: Dealing with Death (The Kid's Guide to Dealing With)
by Liz Gogerly
This sensitively written guide will help children to understand and come to terms with death and grief, whether they are dealing with the death of a loved one themselves, or whether they want to help a friend who is bereaved.Practical, straightforward advice will help readers through the grieving process, encouraging children to open up and talk about how they feel and showing them steps they can take to help them cope with the situation.Consultants from CHUMs, the Children's Mental Health and E...
Euthanasia and the Right to Die (Hot Pro/Con Issues)
by Renee C Rebman