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- How not to drown : a novel / by Wriston, Jaimee,author.;
- Amelia MacQueen has lost her favorite son, Gavin, to a suspicious drowning, for which her daughter-in-law has been convicted. She's been awarded temporary custody of Gavin and Cassie's twelve-year-old daughter, Heaven, a name that makes Amelia cringe. Reluctantly, she takes Heaven in, but asks the girl to call her Grandmelia instead of Grandma, a name that doesn't make Amelia feel quite so old. The daughter of drug addicts, who has long been left to her own devices, Heaven does not appreciate her grandmother's constant critical ministrations, and the pair quickly butt heads. She instead bonds with Uncle Daniel, Amelia's older, agoraphobic son, who never leaves his bedroom. Through the wall between their rooms, Daniel spins Celtic tales for Heaven from the Isle of Skye, where the family's ancestors lived, including fifteen-year-old Maggie, who mysteriously disappeared crossing the Atlantic many years ago. Heaven decides that the best way to deal with bullying at school is to become a siren from one of Uncle Daniels's stories. She sings "drowning songs" in the swim team pool, luring mean girl Bethany Harrison under at the deep end. Then, Amelia comes home one day to find her granddaughter serving Oreos to the cops who picked her up for "snaking" junk food from the neighborhood. As much as Amelia loved Gavin, Heaven is the last thing Amelia would have asked for, but when Heaven goes missing during a dangerous storm one night, Amelia is forced to reexamine her outlook on family. In vivid prose, Jaimee Wriston tells a wry multi-generational tale of redemption, exploring the bonds that make and break a family and the transformative power of storytelling.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Drowning; Grief; Grandparents as parents; Grandmothers;
- Maybe tomorrow? / by Agell, Charlotte.; Ramírez, Ana.;
- Elba carries the black block of grief and sadness wherever she goes--until Norris comes along and helps her to let go of the block and enjoy life again.LSC
- Subjects: Grief; Sadness; Friendship;
- The memory tree / by Teckentrup, Britta.;
- LSC
- Subjects: Death; Grief; Foxes; Friendship;
- © 2013., Orchard,
- Saving Wolfgang / by Craigie, Gregor.;
- "In this middle-grade novel, Wolfgang and his mother move in with his grandfather in the wake of his father's death, and Wolfie's new friend Jimmy helps him find solace through hockey. But Wolfgang can't stop wondering why his father's cause of death is such a secret"--
- Subjects: Secrecy; Hockey; Grief; Friendship;
- The reminders : a novel / by Emmich, Val,author.;
- Grief-stricken over his partner Sydney's death, Gavin sets fire to every reminder in the couple's home before fleeing Los Angeles for New Jersey, where he hopes to find peace with the family of an old friend. Instead, he finds Joan. Joan, the family's ten-year-old daughter, was born Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, or HSAM: the rare ability to recall every day of her life in cinematic detail. Joan has never met Gavin until now, but she did know his partner, and waiting inside her uncanny mind are startlingly vivid memories to prove it. Gavin strikes a deal with Joan: in return for sharing her memories of Sydney, Gavin will help her win a songwriting contest she's convinced will make her unforgettable. The unlikely duo set off on their quest until Joan reveals unexpected details about Sydney's final months, forcing Gavin to question not only the purity of his past with Sydney but the course of his own immediate future.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Photographic memory; Loss (Psychology); Grief;
- The husband hour / by Brenner, Jamie,1971-author.;
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Widows; Motion picture producers and directors; Grief;
- The one-in-a-million boy / by Wood, Monica.;
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Fathers and sons; Grief; Sons;
- I am Maria : my reflections and poems on heartbreak, healing, and finding your way home / by Shriver, Maria,author.;
- "A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver's hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days"--
- Subjects: Poetry.; Autobiographical poetry.; Shriver, Maria; American poetry; Grief; Hope;
- The grieving body : how the stress of loss can be an opportunity for healing / by O'Connor, Mary-Frances,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor specializes in the study of grief, and in The Grieving Body she shares vital scientific research, revealing new insights on its profound physiological impact. As she did in The Grieving Brain, O'Connor combines studies and personal stories to explore the toll loss takes on our cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems and the larger implications for our long-term well-being"-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Self-help publications.; Bereavement; Grief; Loss (Psychology);
- Blue : a novel / by Steel, Danielle.;
- Subjects: Love stories.; Grief; Homeless children; Life change events; Widows;
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