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By Marc Gellman, Thomas Hartman. 1999
By Merrie-Ellen Wilcox. 2019
Moving between science and culture, Wilcox takes a straightforward look at the fascinating, diverse ways in which we understand death,…
both today and throughout our history. Each chapter includes a brief telling of a death legend, myth or history from a dWith many jurisdictions considering whether or not to implement new assisted-death legislation, Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die is a…
timely look at the subject for teen readers who may not yet have had much experience with death and dying. Readers are introduced to the topic of assisted dying through the author's own story. The issue continues to be hotly debated in families, communities and countries around the world, and there are no easy answers. Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die looks at the issue from multiple perspectives and encourages readers to listen with an open mind and a kind heart and reach their own conclusions.By Nikki Tate, Belle Wuthrich. 2019
Examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives. Considers the context, the law, practical and philosophical…
views, the nature of suffering, and defining a good death. For junior and senior high readers. 2019By Georgia Bragg, Kevin O'Malley. 2011
Guide to the deaths of nineteen notable people begins with King Tut, who died of malaria. Also covers King Henry…
VIII, whose corpse exploded; George Washington; Marie Curie, who literally worked to death; and Albert Einstein. Includes facts, oddities, and resources. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011By Sue Vander Hook. 2010
Discusses the forced migration of American Indians from their ancestral homeland to faraway areas set aside by the U.S. government…
as Indian Territory. Focuses on the removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia in the 1830s and the lingering emotional and physical toll on tribe members. For grades 5-8. 2010By Deborah Ellis. 2009
Refugees of the American war in Iraq who are ages eight to nineteen recount growing up with bombings, violence, death,…
close calls, constant fear, hunger, and loss of family, home, and schooling. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2009By James M. Deem. 2009
Discusses ice mummies discovered as glaciers melt in the European Alps, South America's Andes, and Asia's Himalayas. Explains that scientists'…
study of these frozen remains of hunters, children, and mountain climbers reveals information about food, tools, clothing, and conditions in the past. For grades 5-8. 2008By Charlotte Hays, Gayden Metcalfe. 2005
Hostesses' suggestions for arranging an authentic Southern funeral that both respects the dead and flatters the survivors. Answers such questions…
as "Can you be properly buried without tomato aspic?" Includes dozens of recipes as well as tips on music and flower selection. 2005By Lynne B. Hughes. 2005
Founder of a cost-free bereavement camp shares her experience of being orphaned at a young age, and teens from her…
facility discuss their feelings about the death of a loved one. Explains the stages of grief and ways to cope. For junior and senior high readers. 2005By Heather Lehr Wagner, Marvin Rosen. 2002
Information to help teenagers cope with emotional issues that arise when a parent, sibling, or grandparent is diagnosed with an…
incurable disease. Discusses the various stages of grief felt by those facing the death of family members and the changes in family life that occur. For grades 6-9. 2002By Earl A Grollman, Earl A. Grollman. 1993
Discusses ways to cope after the death of a loved one. Examines the different stages of grieving and how to…
resume one's own life. Includes samples of exercises to assist in expressing emotions. For senior high and older readersBy Robert C DiGiulio, Robert DiGiulio, Rachel Kranz. 1995
Discusses attitudes toward death in the United States. Uses three case studies about teenagers coping with death to provide self-help…
tips. Explains Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's five-stage theory of coming to terms with dying. Includes advice on obtaining further information. For junior and senior high readersBy Sarah Lean. 2012
Praised by Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate as "graceful" and "miraculous," this Schneider Family Book Award–winning novel tells how one…
girl's friendship with a homeless dog mends a family's heart.Cally Fisher knows she can see her dead mother, but the only other living soul who does is a mysterious wolfhound who always seems to be there when her mom appears. How can Cally convince anyone that her mom is still with the family, or persuade her dad that the huge silver-gray dog belongs with them?With beautiful, spare writing and adorable animals, A Dog Called Homeless is perfect for readers of favorite middle-grade novels starring dogs, such as Because of Winn-Dixie and Shiloh.By Lindsey Fitzharris. 2023
Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of…
these diseases were gruesome—but the remedies were even worse. Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations through the ages. Each chapter explores the story of a disease, including the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs that it spawned. Medical historian and bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris lays out the facts with her trademark wit, and Adrian Teal adds humor with cartoons and caricatures drawn in pitch black and blood red. Diseases covered in this book include bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, cholera, and scurvy. Thanks to centuries of sickness and a host of history's most determined plague-busters, this riveting book features everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's deadliest diseasesDescribes the horrific events in Philadelphia in 1793 when citywide illness prevented Congress from convening. Thousands of people were dying,…
many unattended, and physicians of the time were unsure of the cause or treatment of the yellow-fever outbreak. For grades 6-9. 2003By Kevin Henkes. 1997
After the death of his beloved grandmother, ten-year-old Spoon pockets Gram's special deck of solitaire cards as a keepsake. When…
his grandfather becomes nostalgic and searches for the missing cards, Spoon returns the deck in exchange for another memento with a very special meaning. For grades 4-7By Katie Peters. 2023
By Kwame Alexander. 2019
"Twin fourteen-year-old basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court, as their father…
ignores his declining health. Told in hip-hop style verse." -- Provided by NLSBy Ceylan Scott. 2019
Lime Grove is home to a number of teenagers with a variety of problems: anorexia, bipolar disorder, behavior issues. Tamar…
will come to know them all very well. But there's one question she can't...won't answer: What happened to her friend Iris? As Tamar's emotional angst becomes more and more clear to her, she'll have to figure out a path to forgiveness. Unrated