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• Diet Soda Club

  Hayden, Chaz,

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  High schooler Reed spends most of his time in and out of the hospital taking care of his 10-year-old sister Beatrice, who has spinal muscular atrophy. Ever since the siblings' father's recent death in an accident, their mother--who used to do all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

  Galarza, Josh,

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  Ever since cancer invaded his adoptive mother’s life, Brett feels like he’s losing everything, most of all control. To cope, Brett fuels all of his anxieties into epic fantasies, including his intergalactic Kid Condor comic book series, which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ghost of You

  Bulla, Michael Gray,

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  Caleb's world broke the day his brother died of a drug overdose. Now in the throes of grief, Caleb hardly ever sees his friends anymore, and school isn't much better. He's on the verge of failing his songwriting class, never mind that music used to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dispatches From Parts Unknown

  Bliss, Bryan,

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  Ever since her father died three years ago, Julie has had a professional wrestler run a constant commentary on her life that only she can hear.

• Fun Fact

  I Love You

  Larsen, Gina,

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  High school senior Nellie has her future all planned out--except for a disastrous first kiss, a hurtful prank, and the unexpected twist of falling in love with her childhood friend.

• Grief

  Insights and Tips for Teenagers

  Jansen, Joe, 1961-

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  This book is a valuable resource for teenagers who may be experiencing grief due to the loss of a friend or family member. It provides insights to help them understand what they are going through and includes tips and resources from both experts and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 49 Days

  Lee, Agnes (Artist),

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  Day 1. Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map—it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what's that...? And so begins a graphic novel story unlike any other: 49 Days. In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Broke Hearts

  Méndez, Matt,

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  Mexican American teens, JD and Danny, still reeling from the gutting death of their best friend by police gunfire, grapple with life-changing decisions and the kind of people they want to be, for Juan.

• When We Had Summer

  Castle, Jennifer,

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  When thirteen-year-old Summer Sisters, Daniella, Alaina, and Penelope are about to be separated for the summer after the death of their friend Carly, they vow to complete the bucket list she wrote before she passed.

• The Minus-one Club

  Magoon, Kekla,

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  Joining a secret group called the "Minus-One Club," whose members have all suffered the tragic loss of someone they loved, fifteen-year-old Kermit finds his crush Matt's headstrong approach to life helping to relieve his constant despair.

• Every Time You Go Away

  Johnson, Abigail, 1980-

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  Knowing each other for eight years, when they were troublemaking kids sharing secrets and first kisses, Ethan and Rebecca, kept apart by grief and tragedy, will discover whether their hardships have torn them apart or will bring them closer than…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are All So Good at Smiling

  McBride, Amber,

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  When hospitalized for her clinical depression, Whimsy connects with a boy named Faerry, who also suffers from the traumatic loss of a sibling, and together they work to unearth buried memories and battle the fantastical physical embodiment of their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As Long as We're Together

  Peppins, Brianna,

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  Sixteen-year-old Novah feels like her life has been put on hold, taking care of her four younger siblings while her older sister Ariana gets to play volleyball and hang out--but when their parents are killed in a car crash Ariana and Novah will have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

  Rogers, Shannon C. F.,

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  Alternating between present day and flashbacks, multiracial Filipina-American teen Marisol tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her mother's sudden death.

• Brighter Than the Sun

  Aleman, Daniel,

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  After the loss of her mother, high school junior Soledad finds herself struggling to balance classes and her new job in California to support her family in Tijuana, Mexico, in this thoughtful story about identity, immigration, and family.

• Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions

  Dhillon, Navdeep Singh,

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  Left with just a notebook of his brother after he died, Sunny Gill has decided to fill it with rash decisions—starting with upturning all of his prom plans in favor of a more traditional American teen experience. He shows up without beard, turban,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Silence That Binds Us

  Ho, Joanna,

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  In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide. May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Message Not Found

  Medema, Dante,

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  Mourning the death of her best friend Vanessa, seventeen-year-old Bailey creates a chat bot using their text messages and emails, but, unsatisfied with the result, Bailey seeks out more data for the app and uncovers Vanessa's secrets, forcing Bailey…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Year to the Day

  Benway, Robin,

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  Told in reverse chronology, Benway's moving story of grief begins exactly one year after a family's tragic loss.

• All My Rage

  Tahir, Sabaa,

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  Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start.…Read moreRead more of this annotation