Why Did Grandma Die?

Why Did Grandma Die?
Title Why Did Grandma Die? PDF eBook
Author Trudy Madler
Publisher Steck-Vaughn
Pages 38
Release 1980
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9780817213541

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When her grandmother dies, Heidi tries to deal with her feelings of grief and loss and comes to accept death as a part of the life cycle by attending the funeral and talking to others about her feelings.

What Happened when Grandma Died

What Happened when Grandma Died
Title What Happened when Grandma Died PDF eBook
Author Peggy Barker
Publisher
Pages 28
Release 1984
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9780570040903

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When her grandmother dies, a young girl feels better after her mother reads Bible verses describing God's plan for everlasting life.

Modern Loss

Modern Loss
Title Modern Loss PDF eBook
Author Rebecca Soffer
Publisher HarperCollins
Pages 312
Release 2018-01-23
Genre Social Science
ISBN 006249922X

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Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. At a time when we mourn public figures and national tragedies with hashtags, where intimate posts about loss go viral and we receive automated birthday reminders for dead friends, it’s clear we are navigating new terrain without a road map. Let’s face it: most of us have always had a difficult time talking about death and sharing our grief. We’re awkward and uncertain; we avoid, ignore, or even deny feelings of sadness; we offer platitudes; we send sympathy bouquets whittled out of fruit. Enter Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, who can help us do better. Each having lost parents as young adults, they co-founded Modern Loss, responding to a need to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief. Now, in this wise and often funny book, they offer the insights of the Modern Loss community to help us cry, laugh, grieve, identify, and—above all—empathize. Soffer and Birkner, along with forty guest contributors including Lucy Kalanithi, singer Amanda Palmer, and CNN’s Brian Stelter, reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics including triggers, sex, secrets, and inheritance. Accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and witty "how to" cartoons, each contribution provides a unique perspective on loss as well as a remarkable life-affirming message. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome.

Emma's Question

Emma's Question
Title Emma's Question PDF eBook
Author Catherine Urdahl
Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing
Pages 35
Release 2009
Genre Death
ISBN 1580891454

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When Emma's grandmother, who takes care of her after school and takes her out for bagels on Wednesdays, gets sick and has to go to the hospital, Emma is afraid that she will die--but she is also afraid to talk about her fear.

My Grandmother Is Always with Me

My Grandmother Is Always with Me
Title My Grandmother Is Always with Me PDF eBook
Author Lorraine Hedtke
Publisher
Pages 38
Release 2013-06-01
Genre
ISBN 9780989389013

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Children look to us as adults to guide and assist them through the confusing time both before and after the death of a loved one. This brief explanation is intended as a resource for adults to help you answer children's questions and reassure their uncertainties. These suggestions are intended to help you guide your children during times of change and to help children to actively remember their deceased loved ones, rather than dwell only on the pain of loss. Through remembering, children can honor the relationship they have with their dead loved ones in ways that enrich their own and their family's lives. We hope that this guide will spark ideas and practices that invite the joyful moments of remembering with your children.

Before We Were Yours

Before We Were Yours
Title Before We Were Yours PDF eBook
Author Lisa Wingate
Publisher Ballantine Books
Pages 354
Release 2017-06-06
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0425284697

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THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller “Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong. Publishers Weekly’s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.

The Jade Peony

The Jade Peony
Title The Jade Peony PDF eBook
Author Wayson Choy
Publisher D & M Publishers
Pages 290
Release 2009-12-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1926706765

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Three siblings tell the stories of their very different childhoods in Vancouver's Chinatown before and during World War II.