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The Boy And The Gorilla by Jackie Azâua KramerA profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and his compassionate imaginary gorilla companion finds the latter offering support in the aftermath of a funeral as they tend flowers, play catch, climb trees and find comfort in talking quietly together about their losses and memories.
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Mama's Year With Cancer
by Nancy Churnin
This moving true story explores the impact of a parent's cancer diagnosis on a child's daily life as a young girl watches her mother go through the pain and distress of hospital stays, surgery and chemotherapy, and comes up with ways to help her on her recovery journey.
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Walking Grandma Home: A Story of Grief, Hope, and Healing
by Bo Flood
A child psychologist and counselor presents this touching and relatable story about a young boy's grief over losing his beloved grandma to help children better understand the emotions, language and concepts around losing a loved one.
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The Tunnel
by Sarah Howden
After a traumatic event, a young boy feels disconnected from those around him as he processes his feelings and slowly moves towards healing and familial connection
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The Treasure Box
by David Keane
After her beloved grandpa passes away, a little girl learns how to continue the tradition of collecting treasures with the help of her Granny, who shows her that memories of time together are the greatest treasures of all.
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See You On The Other Side
by Rachel Montez Minor
This lyrical picture book from actress, dancer and singer Rachel Montez Minor is a beautiful ode to those we've lost and a reassurance that we will carry their love with us forever.
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Abuelo's Flower Shop
by Jackie Morera
Celebrating the beauty of intergenerational love while inspiring readers to find their own way of remembering loved ones no longer with us, this moving story follows Elena who learns how special her abuelo's flower shop is through the eyes of those who visit it.
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The Heart Never Forgets
by Ana Otaru
"Attending the first West African masquerade without Grandpa, with each member of the family carrying something that honors him, a young girl brings with her a special memory shared only between the two of them.
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Still Mine
by Jayne Pillemer
This comforting and reassuring picture book for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one shows how even though your heart hurts and you miss them, they are still there and yours to love, just in a different way.
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Granny Left Me a Rocket Ship
by Heather Smith
After Granny dies, leaving behind a world of adventure, a young child, through imaginative play with items that belonged to Granny, travels near and far, with Granny right beside them, along for the ride. .
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Olive
by Edwina Wyatt
"Lilah's beloved cat dies and all she's left with is an olive tree to remember her by. Seasons pass and the tree grows but Lilah is too grief stricken to see its beauty and connection to Olive. Until, one day, in the safety of the tree's branches, and with the help of a stray cat, Lilah is ready to remember. When we open our hearts, love finds us"
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I'll Say Goodbye
by Pam Zollman
With the help of a pet hermit crab, a child finds a way to say goodbye to Uncle Mike after his death from cancer, in a gentle, evocatively illustrated story which addresses illness and loss from a child's perspective.
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Walking Backward
by Catherine Austen
Twelve-year-old Josh, his four-and-a-half-year-old brother Sammy, and his Dad struggle to find their own way to grieve his mother's death after she dies suddenly in an automobile accident but find that sharing memories and being close as a family is whatworks best
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Eb & Flow
by Kelly J. Baptist
In this emotional novel-in-verse, tweens De'Kari and Ebony are suspended after a fight for ten days, during which they learn to see the world with a fresh perspective.
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Call Me Adnan
by Reem Faruqi
Twelve-year-old Adnan dreams of making it to the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, but when tragedy strikes his family, Adnan loses his passion for table tennis and must learn to channel his grief and heal
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Glitter Gets Everywhere
by Yvette Clark
Relocating from London to New York City with her family in the aftermath of her mother's death, Kitty struggles to adjust to a different culture, before an unlikely friendship inspires alternate perspectives on how to keep her mother's memory alive
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A Home For Goddesses And Dogs
by Leslie Connor
Moving in with her welcoming last family members after losing both parents, 13-year-old Lydia struggles to bond with a disruptive rescue dog while dealing with increasingly painful secrets.
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The Alchemy Of Letting Go
by Amber Morrell
Two years after losing her sister, twelve-year-old Juniper wakes up from an accident with newfound abilities that allow her to blur the line between science and magic as she continues to cope with her grief
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Seven Clues To Home
by Gae Polisner
Dreading the arrival of her 13th birthday and the one-year anniversary of her best friend's senseless death, Joy opens a first clue to what used to be a shared annual birthday scavenger hunt and begins a grief-marked search for what might be the last message her friend ever wrote.
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World Made Of Glass
by Ami Polonsky
In 1987, after losing her father to AIDS, Iris navigates her rage and grief, resolving to speak out against the rampant fear, misinformation and prejudice surrounding the disease, which leads to new friendships and surprising discoveries.
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Dancing in The Storm
by Amie Darnell Specht
When she's diagnosed with one of the rarest genetic disorders in the world for which there's no cure, 12-year-old Kate must learn to live with this difficult new reality with the help of a new pen pal who's been living with the condition for years. .
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When Impossible Happens
by Jane de Suza
Not believing that her beloved grandmother, Pitter Paati, died of COVID, Swara searches for the answers with India in lockdown and stumbles upon a neighborhood mystery that helps her come to terms with the truth.
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The Shape Of Thunder
by Jasmine Warga
Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her 12th birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy.
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Telephone of the Tree
by Alison McGhee
When ten-year-old Ayla struggles with the loss of her best friend Kiri, her friends and family help her gradually accept the truth of what happened
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