Death

Couloumbis, A. Getting Near to Baby. Scholastic, Inc. 1999.  (grades 5-6)

A death in a family is a terrible thing, but when it is a young child, it is even more devastating.  This is the story of how a family comes apart after a death because the mother can not care for the remaining

children.

McDaniel, L. Want to Live, Willowisp Press, 1987.  Dawn Rochelle has beaten

leukemia once.  Will she be able to beat it again?  Will she see another

birthday?  This gives an account of the thoughts of a young girl faced with her own death.

Paterson, K., Bridge to Terabithia, Harper Trophy Books, 1977.  (grades 6-7)

Jess Aaron has never had a close friend before Leslie moves to his

neighborhood and enters his school.  They become best friends even though Leslie is a girl.  Jess has a hard lesson in growing up when Leslie accidentally drowns.

Smith, D. Taste of Blackberries, Harper Trophy, 1973 (grades 4-5).  This is the story of two young boys who have been friends all of their lives.  They

think they know every thing about each other.  They didn't know one of them was allergic to bee stings.  When they find out, it is too late.  One of the boys is dead.

Stanford, Doris. It Must Hurt a Lot, Illus. G. Evans, Multnomah Press, 1986,

(grades 2-3).  This book uses the death of a puppy to help a child understand some of the feeling about death.  It shows how the concern of a parent makes it better, and also explains that a child must be allowed to deal with these emotions.

Temes, R., The Empty Place, Illus. by K. Carlisle, Small Horizons, 1992.  A book to help a child deal with the grief of the death of his sister.  This is done with the help of a babysitter relaying her own grief and pain after the death of a family member.