Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement

  • Remind Me to Hate You Later

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    A story about the pressures of social media, the lengths influencers will go to for fame, and the grief of losing a loved one to suicide, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Gayle Forman.

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    • Author: Mason, Lizzy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: February 28 2023
    • ISBN10: 1547609184
    • Language: English
  • Trouble

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    “Henry Smith’s father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.”

    But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup

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    • Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: April 12 2010
    • ISBN10: 0547331339
    • Language: English
  • Breathless

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    This moving and charged novel by Lurlene McDaniel, the bestselling author of inspirational fiction for young adults, presents ethical as well as moral dilemmas and explores the harsh reality of making[more below]

    • Author: McDaniel, Lurlene
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: September 14 2010
    • ISBN10: 0440240166
    • Language: English
  • It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, a True Story from Her Diary

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    The editor of the classic GO ASK ALICE has compiled the poignant journals of a 14-year-old date-rape victim who contracted AIDS and died.

    • Series: Confident Collector
    • Author: Sparks, Beatrice
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: September 12 2023
    • ISBN10: 0380773155
    • Language: English
  • One Last Chance to Live

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    What would you do if you had one last summer to live?

    Nico has always believed in his dreams. Especially the dream he has of becoming a writer; it’s the reason why he started taking a creative writing

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    • Author: Stork, Francisco X.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: September 03 2024
    • ISBN10: 1339010232
    • Language: English
  • Under Shifting Stars

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    This heartfelt novel for fans of Jandy Nelson and Adam Silvera follows twins Audrey and Clare as they grapple with their brother’s death and their changing relationships–with each other and themselve

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    • Author: Latos, Alexandra
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: May 23 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063283816
    • Language: English
  • All That It Ever Meant

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    Mati’s family is reeling from the death of Mati’s mother. Her Baba has drawn into himself, her sister Chichi is rebelling, and her young brother Tana is desperate for love and normalcy.When Chichi pul

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    • Author: Musariri, Blessing
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: January 09 2024
    • ISBN10: 1324053437
    • Language: English
  • Swallowing Stones

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    For anyone who has wanted to change the past, this captivating and haunting novel is about seemingly innocent choices and their devastating consequences.

    When Michael fires his new rifle into the ai

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    • Author: McDonald, Joyce
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: May 08 2012
    • ISBN10: 0307976092
    • Language: English
  • Where Was Goodbye?

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    A teen girl searches for closure after her brother dies by suicide in this breathtaking novel from the author of Learning to Breathe and Facing the Sun.

    Karmen is about to start her last year of high

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    • Author: Mather, Janice Lynn
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: April 30 2024
    • ISBN10: 1665903953
    • Language: English
  • Dirt Bikes, Drones, and Other Ways to Fly

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    Seventeen-year-old Arlo Santiago lives for the “Drone Zone”–that free, joyful, anti-gravity feeling. He achieves the Zone with risky motorcycle stunts on New Mexico roads, or while playing his favori

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    • Author: Wesselhoeft, Conrad
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: September 15 2015
    • ISBN10: 0544542614
    • Language: English
  • Unwholly

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    Connor, Lev, and Risa deal with the fallout of their rebellion in this riveting second book in the suspenseful, New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman.

    Thanks to Connor,

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    • Series: Unwind Dystology #2
    • Author: Shusterman, Neal
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 416
    • Publish Date: August 28 2012
    • ISBN10: 1442423668
    • Language: English
  • The Ghosts We Keep

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    Everything happens for a reason.

    At least that’s what everyone keeps telling Liam Cooper after his older brother Ethan is killed suddenly in a hit-and-run.

    Feeling more alone and isolated than ever, Lia

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    • Author: Deaver, Mason
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: June 01 2021
    • ISBN10: 133859334X
    • Language: English
  • A Monster Calls

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    Large Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in

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    • Author: Ness, Patrick
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 0
    • Publish Date: April 11 2020
    • ISBN10: 1432875841
    • Language: English
  • The Castle School (for Troubled Girls)

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    Set in an experimental boarding school for teens dealing with trauma, The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) follows one girl’s journey through grief and her eleven classmates, each with their own iss

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    • Author: Sheinmel, Alyssa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: May 03 2022
    • ISBN10: 172823915X
    • Language: English
  • But Cats Don’t Talk

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    But Cats Don’t Talk is a young adult novel that combines elements of romance, tragedy, classical music, auditory hallucinations, a reinterpretation of “family,” and dogged determination. It is the ins

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    • Author: Heinzmann, Lynne
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 318
    • Publish Date: October 02 2023
    • ISBN10: 1954907761
    • Language: English
  • The Chaos of Standing Still

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    “I fell hard for this story of love, loss, friendship, and bad airport food. I loved it ” –Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything

    Over the course of one chaotic

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    • Author: Brody, Jessica
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 432
    • Publish Date: May 14 2019
    • ISBN10: 148149919X
    • Language: English
  • Purple Heart

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    When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he’s honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn’t feel like a hero.

    There’s a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bul

    • Author: McCormick, Patricia
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: September 12, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0061730920
    • Language: English
  • Love Letters to the Dead

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    “Dear Ava, I loved your book.” –Award-winning actress Emma Watson

    Reminiscent of John Green, Kathleen Glasgow, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Ava Dellaira writes about grief, love, and family w

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    • Author: Dellaira, Ava
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: September 29 2015
    • ISBN10: 1250062969
    • Language: English
  • Second Chance Summer

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    From the Flying Start author of Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour comes a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak.

    Taylor Edwards’s family might not be the closest-knit–everyone is a little too

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    • Author: Matson, Morgan
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 496
    • Publish Date: May 07 2013
    • ISBN10: 1416990682
    • Language: English
  • The Afterlife

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    You’d think a knife in the ribs would be the end of things, but for Chuy, that’s when his life at last gets interesting. He finally sees that people love him, faces the consequences of his actions, fi

    • Author: Soto, Gary
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 161
    • Publish Date: April 01, 2005
    • ISBN10: 0152052208
    • Language: English
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