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Death, dying and loss in books for children and young adults

Last Updated: 6-Apr-2015

This guide lists books for children and young adults in Cubberley Library that deal with death, dying, and loss.

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Remembering Mrs. Rossi / Amy Hest ; illustrated by Heather Maione.
1st ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3558 .E79788 R46 2007
Lexile measure 670; Book level 4;  Ages 8-12; Gr.2-6
Cover image of My father's arms are a boat
My father's arms are a boat / Stein Erik Lunde ; [illustrated by] Oyvind Torseter ; translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson.
1st American ed. New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2013
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PT8952.22 .U53 I413 2013
Ages 4-9
Zayde comes to live / written by Sheri Sinykin ; illustrated by Kristina Swarner.
1st ed. Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .I577 Z39 2012
Lexile measure 490; Ages 6-9; Gr.Prk-2
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Before I die / Jenny Downham.
1st American ed. New York : David Fickling Books, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6104 .O95 B43 2007
Lexile measure 580; Book level 3.8; Ages 13 and up; gr.7-12
Before I fall / Lauren Oliver.
1st pbk. ed. New York : Harper, 2011, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3615 .L5863 B44 2011
Lexile measure 860; Book level 5.4; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-10
Bridge to Terabithia / Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Donna Diamond.
New York : HarperCollins, c1977.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .A779 B75 1977
Newbery medal winner; Lexile measure 810; grades 3-6; realistic fiction; guided reading level T
Death, Dickinson, and the demented life of Frenchie Garcia / by Jenny Torres Sanchez.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3620 .O63 D43 2013
Ages 14 and up; Gr.9-12
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Each little bird that sings / Deborah Wiles ; [map drawn by Comfort Snowberger with assistance from Peach Shuggars].
1st ed. Orlando, Fla. : Gulliver Books/Harcourt, c2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3623 .I543 E13 2005
Lexile measure 760; Book level 4.5; Ages 8-12; gr.4-6; Guided reading S
Everett Anderson's goodbye / by Lucille Clifton ; illustrated by Ann Grifalconi.
1st Owlet paperback ed. New York : Henry Holt, 1988, c1983.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .L45 E854 1988
Book level 2.5; Ages 3-7; Gr.k-2; Guided reading L
Freewill / Chris Lynch.
1st Harper Tempest ed. New York, NY : HarperTempest, 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .Y416 F74 2002
Lexile measure 500; Book level 3.8; Ages 14 and up; Gr.9-12
Grandad Bill's song / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis.
New York : Philomel Books, c1994.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3575 .O43 G73 1994
Lexile measure 480; Ages 5-7; Gr.K-2; Guided reading M
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A greyhound of a girl / Roddy Doyle.
New York : Amulet Books, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6054 .O95 G74 2012
Lexile measure 500; Ages 11 and up; Gr.7-12
The hickory chair / by Lisa Rowe Fraustino ; illustrated by Benny Andrews.
1st ed. New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3556 .R3564 H53 2001 F
Lexile measure 700; Book level 4.3; Age 4-8 yrs; Gr.k-2; Guided reading O
Kira-kira / Cynthia Kadohata.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .A3615 K57 2004
Lexile measure 740; Book level 4.7; Gr.6-10; Ages 10-15 Guided reading X
The leanin' dog / by K.A. Nuzum.
1st ed. New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3614 .U98 L43 2008
Lexile measure 960; Book level 5.4; Ages 8-14; Gr.4-6
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A monster calls : a novel / by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay.
1st U.S. ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3614 .E498 M65 2011
Lexile measure 730; Ages 11-14; gr.6-9
Nana upstairs & Nana downstairs / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1998.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3554 .E11474 N36 1998
Lexile measure 530; Book level 3.4; Ages 3-7; Guided reading L
Paper covers rock / Jenny Hubbard.
1st Ember ed. [New York] : Ember, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3608 .U2325 P37 2012
Lexile measure 920; Ages 14 and up; Gr.9-12
The savage / David Almond ; illustrated by Dave McKean.
1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6051 .L588 S28 2008
Lexile measure 730; Book level 4.6; Ages 10-14; gr.5-8
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The two of them / written and illustrated by Aliki.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c1979.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .L3636 T96 1979
Book level 3.8
Where I want to be / Adele Griffin.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3557 .R4886 W44 2005
Lexile measure 730; Book level 4.8; Ages 13 and up; Gr.7-12
Where things come back : a novel / by John Corey Whaley.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3623 .H357 W48 2011
Lexile measure 960; Ages 14 and up; Gr.9-12; Mystery and suspense