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[2023]., Adolescent, Accord Books, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company Call No: REALISTIC F MUS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reeling from the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Mati's family leaves England to visit their native Zimbabwe, where Mati finds comfort in Meticais, a gender-neutral spirit or ghost who only she can see, and who helps her navigate her mercurial interpersonal relationships and feelings of grief.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Capstone Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When her father is killed in an accident, twelve-year-old Wren is grief stricken, but what upsets her even more is that her mother seems to be filled with anger, rather than sadness--as they move from place to place Wren is forced to cope with her mother's strange behavior, her own grief, and all the problems that come with being the new girl in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where they finally end up.
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[2021]., Adolescent, W. W. Norton & Company Call No: SCI-FI F POW Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain..."--From the publisher's web site.
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2015., Primary, Neal Porter, Roaring Brook Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Buckley carefully crafts boats made of driftwood and sends his best ones to Papa by sea. Though Papa is gone, Mama still encourages Buckley.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: While her father is at war, five-year-old Rosalie is a captain on her own secret mission. She wears the disguise of a little girl and tracks her progress in a secret notebook. Some evenings, Rosalie's mother reads aloud Father's letters from the front lines, so that Rosalie knows he is thinking of her and looking forward to the end of the war and to finally coming home. But one day a letter comes that her mother doesn't read to her, and Rosalie knows her mission must soon come to an end.
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-- Do not ask if I am okay2023., Adolescent, Page Street YA Call No: REALISTIC F KAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A year ago, Gage survived a car accident that killed his best friend, Hunter. Without the person who always brought out the best in him, Gage doesn't know who he is. He likes working as a fry cook and loves his small-town friends and family, but they weren't in the wreck and he can't tell them how much he's still hurting. He just wants to forget all his pain and move on. So when his stepdad shows him a dream job opening in one of his idol's restaurants, Gage knows this is his chance to convince everyone and himself that he's fine. To try to push past his grief once and for all, Gage applies for the job, asks out a crush, and volunteers to host a memorial for Hunter. But the more Gage tries to ignore his grief, the more volatile it becomes. When his temper finally turns on the people he loves, Gage must decide what real strength is--holding in his grief until it destroys him, or asking for help and revealing his broken heart for all to see.
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[2020]., Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FANTASY F REY Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: What if you could bring your best friend back to life--but only for a short time? Jamal's best friend, Q, doesn't know that he died, and that he's about to die ...again. He doesn't know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven't been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents. But what if Jamal could have a second chance? A new technology allows Q to be reanimated for a few weeks before he dies...permanently. And Q's mom is not about to let anyone ruin this miracle by telling Q about his impending death. So how can Jamal fix everything if he can't tell Q the truth?"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2021]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: HISTORICAL F MAF Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 2003, several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Tensions are high, hate crimes are on the rise, FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques, and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever. Shadi, who wears hijab, keeps her head down. She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots. Shadi is named for joy, but she's haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, there's the small matter of the heart. It's broken. Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through, saying nothing. She devours her own pain, each day retreating farther and farther inside herself until finally, one day, everything changes. She explodes"--Provided by the publisher.
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-- 1st to die at the end[2022]., Adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what's coming. Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever--one of them receives a call, and the other doesn't. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together... even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking. Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera's signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest"--
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By Reilly, K J.[2022]., Adolescent, Atheneum Call No: REALISTIC F REI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When seventeen-year-old Asher embarks on a road trip from New Jersey to Graceland to get revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom, he brings along three new friends from his bereavement groups"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2019]., Juvenile, Annick Press Call No: NL SUPERNATURAL F MIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Ghosts aren't meant to stick around forever . . . Ghosts are everywhere in Shelly's life. Recently passed people, pets, and a boy who lives in the local graveyard and lends her Smiths tapes are all part of spirit world she and her grandmother are privy to. In the tradition of their Cree ancestors, Shelly and her grandmother help these lost souls transition to the next world by catching them in their hair. But when Shelly's mom dies, her relationship to ghosts--and death--changes. Instead of helping spirits move on, she starts bringing them home and hiding them in her room. But no matter how many ghosts she collects, Shelly can't ignore the one that's missing. Why hasn't her mom's ghost come home yet? Rooted in a Cree worldview and inspired by the author's great-grandmother's stories, The Ghost Collector delves into questions of grief, loss, and the many ways people can linger after death."--
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By Walton, Will2018, Adolescent, PUSH, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: REALISTIC F WAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: For most of his young life Avery has dealt with his alcoholic mother with the help of his grandfather Pal--he immerses himself in poetry and popular music, and now that high school is over for the summer, he makes out with his best friend Luca (who understands about alcoholic mothers), but the death of his grandfather creates a hole in his life that he can not seem to crawl out of.
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By Lyu, Sarah[2023]., Adolescent, Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: MYSTERY F LYU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Overachiever Chase struggles to confront the details surrounding the mysterious death of her best friend turned girlfriend, Lia.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: REALISTIC F LOC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Andi feels stranded after the loss of her mother, the artist who swept color onto Andi's blank canvas. When she is accepted to a music camp, Andi finds herself struggling to play her trumpet like she used to before her whole world changed. Meanwhile, Zora, a returning camper, is exhausted trying to please her parents, who are determined to make her a flute prodigy, even though she secretly has a dancer's heart. At Harmony Music Camp, Zora and Andi are the only two Black girls in a sea of mostly white faces. In kayaks and creaky cabins, the two begin to connect, unraveling their loss, insecurities, and hopes for the future. And as they struggle to figure out who they really are, they may just come to realize who they really need: each other.
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-- It is the end of the world as I know it[2019]., Juvenile, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: REALISTIC F LAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Derrick is building a doomsday shelter to prepare for the apocalypse when he makes friends with Misty, the girl next door"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Kathy Dawson Books Call No: FANTASY F CAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This kaleidoscopic novel is about grief, adventure, storytelling, and finding yourself in a world of seemingly infinite choices.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop Call No: REALISTIC F HOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Katie was Jude's favorite person in the world. And not many brothers say that about their sister and mean it. But to Jude, Katie was everything--the person who made him learn how to say 'I love you' in every language, who performed dramatic readings of Romeo and Juliet, who obsessed over every item on the diner menu looking for the most authentic diner meal. The one who called him 'Jude Banks, Superhero,' because to her, Jude was the best. She was also the person who died. Out of nowhere, and without a goodbye. And Jude believes he was the one who killed her. Now, twelve-year-old Jude must figure out what life looks like without his favorite person. With Mom checked out, and Dad just trying to do his best, Jude enters a world of grief youth groups and dropped-off lasagnas. It's only when he meets a girl named Clementine, who also lost a sibling, that he begins to imagine a world where maybe things might be okay. But Clementine is nursing a terrible guilt, and even though Katie called Jude a 'superhero,' he isn't sure he can save her"--Provided by the publisher.
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2021., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FANTASY F SEL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: SUPERNATURAL F KRA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurably sick, Essie imagines all manner of horrors, including the ghost of a little girl--which might not be imaginary after all.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: HISTORICAL F ELL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1941, after Hitler declares war on the United States, unleashing U-boat submarines to attack American ships, Louisa June, with the waves outside her house carrying dangerous enemies, must help her mother after her father and brother are caught in the crossfire.
