Bird
Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: novels in verse, death [X], drug abuse, drawing, family life, families, african americans, novels in verse [X]
I Heart You, You Haunt Me
"Ava can't see or touch him, unless she's dreaming. She can't hear his voice, except for the faint whispers in her mind.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: death [X], teenagers, grief, supernatural, novels in verse, love, ghosts, love stories, ghost stories, interpersonal relations, romance fiction, novels in verse [X]
Clap When You Land
"Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 110
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: death [X], fathers and daughters, secrecy, sisters, dominican americans, secrets, father-daughter relationship, dominican republic, new york (n.y.), aircraft accidents, families, grief, parents, young adult fiction, domestic fiction, fiction, juvenile works, novels in verse [X]