Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement

Cass McKenna much prefers the company of ghosts over "breathers." Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody... and Cass loves dirt. She's on a mission to expose the lies and backstabbing between her fellow students.

But when the vice president of the student council discovers her secret, Cass's whole scheme hangs in the balance. Tim wants her to help him contact his recently deceased mother, and Cass reluctantly agrees.

As Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim's life, she's surprised to realize he's not so bad-and he needs help more desperately...

Everyone says that it was an accident... that sometimes things "just happen." But Suzy won't believe it. Ever. After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy was a rare jellyfish sting. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory--even if it means traveling the globe,...

Combining the poetic delicacy of author Gilles Tibo and the light touch of illustrator Janice Nadeau, My Best...

Kelly's lively rhythmic writing style helps children to connect in a peaceful way to their loved ones who have passed. Adults reading this book will also be consoled by recognizing their connection to Spiritual Guidance.

How do you explain something like the Paris or Brussels attacks to a child? This book could help both children and parents.

Millions of parents across the globe struggle to explain to their children the horrific events that happen in Paris, Brussels, Ankara, Jakarta, Istanbul, Beirut, Grand-Bassam, Yaounde, Mogadishu, Ouagadougou, Lahore, etc. Since other children or adults at school will probably mention them or talk about them, how do you explain something like that to a child?

For a children's author, this has to be the most difficult piece to write. After hours trying to...

"But I didn't get to say good-bye" were Truman's first words when his Momma told him his "Pop Pop" had died. In this tender story, Truman's mom teaches him how to keep his grandfather's memories alive in his mind and heart and in the things that he would do later in life. You will follow a young boy as his grandfather teaches him important life lessons and values. This story helps those who have dealt with a personal loss find comfort through memories. "When someone you love becomes a memory--that memory can become a treasure." Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations as well as have...

The Grandma Star handles the death of a beloved grandparent with love and sensitivity. Beautiful illustrations depict a young child's close relationship with her grandmother and the inevitable loss she experiences when that grandparent dies. It also provides comfort and celebration of a wonderful relationship and a life well lived. This book is an essential resource for all children struggling with the death of a loved one. For parents it offers words to comfort their children as they mourn their loss and serves as a springboard to tackle the difficult conversations with children that are...

Twelve-year-old Mary was disabled at the age of four by the same virus that took the life of her mother. While she longs to have a horse of her own, she's limited to reading horse books. A talented artist, she spends her days on a blanket in the grass sketching the horses at the farm next door. She falls in love with one of the foals and is outraged to learn the filly is considered worthless as it was born lame.

Mary befriends and enlists the help of twelve-year-old Laura, whose family owns the horse farm. Against the better judgment of the farm manager, a brief reprieve is...