Kira-kira
Katie Takeshima, a Japanese American girl growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, is cheered by the optimism of her sister and best friend Lynn, but when Lynn becomes very ill, Katie struggles to find a way to keep her hopeful spirit alive within the family.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 148
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: sisters, friendship, large type books, japanese americans, death [X], georgia, spanish language materials, realistic fiction [X], audiobooks, compact discs
Pieces
Eighteen-year-old Eric deals with the loss of his older brother Duane by meeting three of the seven recipients of Duane's organs a year after his death, and pondering who they are to him, and he to them.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: interpersonal relations, brothers, donation of organs, tissues, etc, death [X], grief, bereavement, realistic fiction [X]
The Battle Of Jericho
A high school junior and his cousin suffer the ramifications of joining what seems to be a "reputable" school club.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 47
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
Wintergirls
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 133
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student, and Roger, a college freshman, set out on a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut, but wind up taking many detours, forcing Amy to face her worst fears and come to terms with her grief and guilt.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 32
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: automobile travel, guilt, grief, death [X], fathers, interpersonal relations, adventure fiction, realistic fiction [X]
More Than This
When a boy named Seth drowns and awakens in an unknown location, he has no idea where he is or how he got there.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 33
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: dystopias, drowning, teenage boys, teenagers, boys, dystopian fiction, england, survival, families, family, survival skills, family life, death [X], dystopias, realistic fiction [X]
Sorry For Your Loss
As the youngest of eight, Pup Flanagan has always been good at blending in.
FIC
year:
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: brothers, death [X], grief, realistic fiction [X], photography, friendship, family life, bereavement, domestic fiction, electronic books
Bone Hollow
After he is killed in a tornado, Gabe does not realize at first that he is dead, but when he finds himself still with ties to the living, he realizes that his mission in the afterlife is to help others before they cross over into the light.
FIC
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: death [X], future life, ghost stories, orphans, dogs, helping behavior, realistic fiction [X]