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Losing Faith Losing Faith Denise Jaden In this lyrical, emotionally intense debut, a teenager encounters more questions than closure while mourning the death of her sister. OL14899965W
On the Pecos Trail On the Pecos Trail Patrick Dearen Eleven-year-old Fish Rawlings finds the adventure, hard work, and camaraderie he experiences when he joins his uncle and cousin on a cattle drive are just what he needs to cope with his grief over hi… OL15021496W
Rough waters Rough waters S. L. Rottman After their parents' death in an automobile accident, two teenage brothers are sent to Colorado to live with an estranged uncle, owner of a white-water rafting business. OL15059799W
Trance Trance Linda C. Gerber Ashlyn was unable to use her visions of the future to save her mother's life, but as she begins to understand and control them somewhat, she realizes that love interest Jake is the subject of her mos… OL15082684W
Do you hear me, Mr. Lincoln? Do you hear me, Mr. Lincoln? Judith Caseley Grieving for her beloved father who recently died, thirteen-year-old Sierra remembers special moments in their lives, including their interest in the life of Abraham Lincoln. OL15122936W
The wishing tree The wishing tree Roseanne Thong Ming's wishes at the tree on Lunar New Year with his grandmother always seemed to come true, but one year the tree does not help, and he alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the… OL15270145W
A hole in the world A hole in the world Sid Hite Fifteen-year-old Paul Shackleford experiences an eye-opening and transformative summer living and working on the central Virginia farm belonging to a distant relative, where everyone seems to be haun… OL15436690W
Die for me Die for me Amy Plum After their parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year-old Kate Mercier and her older sister Georgia, each grieving in her own way, move to Paris to live with their grandparents and Kate find… OL15537936W
Season of secrets Season of secrets Sally Nicholls Sent by their father to live in the country with their grandparents after the sudden death of their mother, Molly's older sister Hannah expresses her grief in a raging rebellion while imaginative Mol… OL15586780W
What comes after What comes after Steve Watkins When her veterinarian father dies, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight must move from Maine to North Carolina where her Aunt Sue spends Iris's small inheritance while abusing her physically and emotionally, … OL15988423W
Sign language Sign language Amy Ackley Teenaged Abby must deal with her feelings about her father's cancer and its aftermath while simultaneously navigating the difficult problems of growing up. OL16116605W
Silhouetted by the blue Silhouetted by the blue Traci L. Jones After the death of her mother in an automobile accident, seventh-grader Serena, who has gotten the lead in her middle school play, is left to handle the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself an… OL16188834W
Waiting Waiting Carol Lynch Williams As the tragic death of her older brother devastates the family, teenaged London struggles to find redemption and finds herself torn between her brother's best friend and a handsome new boy in town. OL16415337W
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour Amy and Roger's Epic Detour Morgan Matson After her father’s sudden death, Amy’s mom has decided to start anew—in Connecticut, just before the start of senior year. And she’s decided that it’ll be Amy’s job to get the car from California to … OL16481740W
Wonderland Wonderland Joanna Nadin Jude must get away. She has to ace her exams and an audition at a prestigious drama school or she'll never escape her small town life and follow her dream of becoming an actor. But then her best frie… OL16631261W
Dangerous neighbors Dangerous neighbors Beth Kephart Set against the backdrop of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Katherine cannot forgive herself when her beloved twin sister dies, and she feels that her only course of action is to foll… OL17731733W
Looking for Red Looking for Red Angela Johnson A thirteen-year-old girl struggles to cope with the loss of her beloved older brother, who disappeared four months earlier off the coast of Cape Cod. OL17740826W
Ketchup clouds Ketchup clouds Annabel Pitcher Zoe, a teenager in Bath, England, writes letters to a death-row inmate in Texas, hoping to find comfort in sharing her guilty secret over the death of a friend with someone who can never tell her fam… OL17823673W
Wild life Wild life Cynthia C. DeFelice When twelve-year-old Eric's parents are deployed to Iraq, he goes to live with grandparents he hardly knows in a small town in North Dakota, but his grandfather's hostility and the threat of losing t… OL17831822W
The other side of blue The other side of blue Valerie O. Patterson The summer after her father's drowning, Cyan and her mother, a painter, return to the house they stay at every summer, but Cyan blames her mother and spends her time trying to find out what really ha… OL17868081W
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