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Just a minute : a trickster tale and counting book
by Yuyi Morales
In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind
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The remembering day
by Pat Mora
Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year. Includes facts about The Remembering Day, El dia de los muertos
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A dash of trouble
by Anna Meriano
Wanting to be a part of her family's Dia de los Muertos preparations, Leonora sneaks out of school to discover her mother, aunt, and older sisters have been keeping a secret
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Ghosts
by Raina Telgemeier
Having moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis, Cat is disappointed to learn that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, while Maya sets her heart on meeting one
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Days of the dead
by K. R. Hamilton
Once her mother's ashes are put away after her father marries Alice, Glorieta Davis Espinosa determines to persuade her greataunt to allow them to be buried in the family plot by the Day of the Dead, even as she deals with Alice's children
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The invisible string
by Patrice Karst
When Liza and Jeremy run to their mother during a scary storm, she comforts them by telling them about the Invisible String, which connects people who love each other no matter where they are and means that they are never alone
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The memory box : a book about grief
by Joanna Rowland
Grieving over the death of a special person, a young child creates a memory box to keep mementos and written memories of the loved one. Includes a guide for parents with information from a Christian perspective on helping manage the complex and difficultemotions children feel when they lose someone they love, as well as suggestions on how to create their own memory box
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The goodbye book
by Todd Parr
This title shows readers the emotions they might feel after a loss, and that someone will always be there to support them
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The care and feeding of a pet black hole
by Michelle Cuevas
After a black hole follows her home and swallows everything it touches, eleven-year-old Stella Rodriguez, who is mourning the death of her father, isn't sure how to cope with her strange new pet
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My father's words
by Patricia MacLachlan
Two children find comfort working at a rescue shelter for dogs as they search for ways to cope after their father's sudden death. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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The scar
by Charlotte Moundlic
When his mother dies, a little boy is angry at his loss and does everything he can think of to hold onto the memory of her scent, her voice and the special things she did for him, until his grandmother shows him another way to feel that his mom's love is near.
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