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61) Unbroken
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Following her mother's death in the early 1900s, thirteen-year-old Harry lives on Aunt Sarah's farm where an accident with her spirited colt leaves her a changed young woman.
64) Purple love
Author
Publisher
Purple People, Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Sarah is a child who embraces all that life has to offer. One day she discovers a family of bunnies and cries out in delight. When Sarah and her mother realize that the bunnies' mother has died, they have a loving and enlightening conversation about life and death.
66) When a pet dies
Author
Series
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Explores the feelings of frustration, sadness, and loneliness that a youngster may feel when a pet dies.
68) The accident
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
Description
After his dog is hit by a truck and killed, Christopher must deal with his own feelings of depression and guilt.
Author
Publisher
When Miss Bluebird Died
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Through rhyming verse and illustrations, When Miss Bluebird Died explores how the memories and stories of our loved ones can keep them close forever. It begins at the memorial service for Miss Bluebird, a beloved member of her forest community. As her memories are told, her friends discover how much she remains alive in their hearts."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Language
English
Description
In this reworking of the Buddhist parable, Stillwater, a giant panda, teaches Addy that the grief she feels for the loss of her kitten, is part of life and is shared by everybody.
71) The goodbye boat
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1999, c1998]
Language
English
Description
Presents the phenomena of grief and loss and the concept that death is not the end.
72) Remembering: providing support for children ages 7 to 13 who have experienced loss and bereavement
Author
Publisher
Sage
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Description
Leif is a leaf who is worried about autumn and having to fall, so, with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, and a parachute in hopes of softening his landing.
75) Air miles
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Miles the dog is growing older, but adventure still awaits when he takes to the skies.
Based on an idea by incomparable picture-book creator John Burningham, the text for Air Miles was completed by his longtime friend Bill Salaman and lovingly illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham's wife.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Kate Spencer lost her mom to cancer when she was 27. In The Dead Moms Club, she walks readers through her experience of stumbling through grief and loss, and helps them to get through it, too. This isn't a weepy, sentimental story, but rather a frank, up-front look at what it means to go through gruesome grief and come out on the other side. An empathetic read, The Dead Moms Club covers how losing her mother changed nearly everything in her life:...
77) Our spot
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Every Thursday night, a girl and her papa go to their secret fishing spot in the middle of the city. Now it's just the two of them--there used to be three. The girl's mother had found this place, and they'd all fished there when the girl was small as peas. Even though it's different now, it's still tradition. The girl and her papa don't talk much; instead, they listen to the waves lapping against the shore as they fish. Sometimes they talk about...