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Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
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Twelve-year-old Caleb is shorter, frailer, and more protected than most kids his age. That's because he has cystic fibrosis, a diagnosis meaning lungs that fill with mucus and a shortened lifespan. Caleb tries not to let his disorder define him, but it can be hard with an overprotective mom and a perfect big brother."--pg. 2 of cover.
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Dawn Rochelle volume 4
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1996.
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Being sixteen means all kinds of freedom—driving on your own, going to the mall with friends, dating. But Dawn Rochelle can't feel free because of the fear that her cancer will return. Maybe her greatest freedom can only come when she has the courage to live—when she has no time to cry.
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Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship and family ties. Above all, it...
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Dawn Rochelle volume 2
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Darby Creek Pub
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?], ©1987.
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English
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At fourteen Dawn Rochelle has already survived her first bout with leukemia and has been in remission for almost a year. But, the fear of it returning is always there, and this year it becomes real. Conventional therapy fails; now a bone marrow transplant may be all that can save her.
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Walter McCloud is a boy with dreams unlike most. Introduced as a child to the genius of Balanchine and the lyricism of Tchaikovsky, Walter has always aspired to be a dancer. As he grows older, it becomes clear that despite his desire, he lacks the talent, and he faces the painful knowledge that his more gifted friends have already surpassed him.
Soon, however, that pain is overshadowed when his older brother, Daniel, finds a strange lump on his...
Soon, however, that pain is overshadowed when his older brother, Daniel, finds a strange lump on his...
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The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age and can spark feelings that range from sadness to guilt to anxiety. Teenagers especially need help coping with grief and loss. This sensitive book answers questions grieving teens often have, like "How should I be acting?" "How long will this last?" and "What if I can't handle my grief on my own?" The book also addresses the complicated emotions that can accompany the death of an acquaintance,...
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It happened to me volume 55
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Death is a sensitive subject for most people. Whether due to fear or superstition, many individuals avoid the topic of mortality. For teens, the subject is taboo as well. Most young adults believe that death won't affect them, so they'd rather not talk about it. But death is a natural course of life, and everyone-- including teens-- will encounter it at some time in their lives, some sooner than later, and some unexpectedly. In [this book],...
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Wander, an imprint of Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"HURT HELP HOPE is a sensitive grief guide written for teens by a grieving teen and her mother. Together they offer refreshing support, advice, and understanding for navigating life after loss. After the death of a loved one, anyone can be caught up in a whirlwind of emotions and unanswered questions, but teens have unique challenges. HURT HELP HOPE covers topics including: *The logistics of funerals *How your body copes with grief *How grief can...
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Free Spirit Publishing, an imprint of Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Written with a combination of abstract language and self-help, this book aims to provide teens with the tools to understand, express, and cope with their grief. It helps teens feel less isolated in their grief, connect with he words and experiences of others, and find an adaptive way to cope with their grief through the prompts in the book"--
"Help young people name, express, and give shape to their grief with this book on grieving for teens.Whether...
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Willowisp
Pub. Date
[1988]
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Feisty, thirteen-year-old Megan McCaffery is proud to be a tomboy, and she just can't relate to the southern belles in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. Her older sister, Audrey, is driving her crazy with constant talk about her upcoming wedding. When a popular girl at school takes an interest in Megan's best friend, John-Paul,...
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Delacorte Press
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English
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The author describes how her parents were killed in a car accident when she was a teenager, and how she, her seventeen-year-old sister and three-year-old brother were left to deal with the pain and hardship while they struggled to survive on their own.
15) Exit point
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Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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Logan always takes the easy way out. After a night of drinking and driving he wakes up to find he has been involved in a senseless car accident and is dead. With the help of his guide, Wade, and the spirit of his grandmother, he realizes he has taken the wrong exit-he wasn't meant to die. His life had a purpose-to save his sister-but he took the easy way out and he failed. Now, before he can rest in peace, he has to try and save his sister from a...
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Dawn Rochelle volume 1
Publisher
Darby Creek Pub
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?], ©1985.
Language
English
Description
At thirteen Dawn Rochelle is diagnosed with leukemia. She thought that thirteen is supposed to be a great age--dances, cheerleading, boys--she never thought it would also include cancer. She's facing the toughest fight of her life--a fight she has to win.
19) Before we go
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Red Deer Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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When 17-year-old Emily visits her dying grandmother in hospital, she meets teen-aged Alex and his sister. The three kids are propelled toward a surprising future by family secrets that have spanned generations.
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death offers coping strategies, expert advice, useful resources, and valuable insight from other young adults, providing support to those struggling with the death of one or both of their parents"--
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