In Kayak Girl, a young child learns to cope with serious loss by focusing on something larger than herself. After her mother dies, Jana becomes

After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of th

After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sa

After discovering her grandfather is dying, fifteen-year-old Rachel gets to know him better than ever before and finds the experience bittersweet

A young boy recounts his efforts to adjust to the accidental death of his best friend.

Although thirteen-year-old Willa Jo and her Aunt Patty seem to be constantly at odds, staying with her and Uncle Hob helps Willa Jo and her young

Thirteen-year-old Meg envys her sister's beauty and popularity. Her feelings don't make it any easier for her to cope with Molly's strange illnes

Badger's friends are sad when he dies, but they treasure the legacies he left them.

Young Jeremy and Sarah learn to cope with their grief and drastically changed lifestyle during their father's battle with cancer, which forces th

Having reluctantly accompanied her parents to an Alaskan island where they operate a fishing business, Melanie finds her outlook changing after b

Twelve-year-old Ben Derby spends his spring break volunteering at a Santa Barbara day care center for homeless children.