When a Friend Dies
A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing
Free Spirit Publishing · Print & ebook · July 16, 2019
Updated third edition offers sensitive advice and genuine understanding for teens coping with grief and loss.
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- Who it’s for
- Teens coping with the death of a friend or acquaintance
- Themes
- Grief and loss, Coping with bereavement, Support after traumatic loss
- Genres
- Death & Dying for Teens, Friendship for Teens, Emotions & Feelings for Teens
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Updated third edition offers sensitive advice and genuine understanding for teens coping with grief and loss. The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age and can spark feelings that range from sadness to guilt to anxiety. Teenagers especially need help coping with grief and loss. This sensitive book answers questions grieving teens often have, like “How should I be acting?” “How long will this last?” and “What if I can’t handle my grief on my own?”
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The book also addresses the complicated emotions that can accompany the death of an acquaintance, as opposed to a close friend. The advice is gentle, non-preachy, and compassionate; recommended for parents and teachers of teens who have experienced a painful loss. This updated edition of a classic resource includes new quotes from teens as well as insights into losing a friend or an acquaintance in a school shooting or through other violence. The book also features updated resources and recommended reading, including information on suicide hotlines and other support for anyone in crisis.
Who it’s for
- Teens coping with the death of a friend or acquaintance
- Parents and teachers supporting teens after a painful loss
Where it sits
| Death & Dying for Teens | 100% |
|---|---|
| Emotions & Feelings for Teens | 32% |
| Friendship for Teens | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Death & Dying for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Suicide & Prevention (YA)
- Authors
- Marilyn E. Gootman
- Publisher
- Free Spirit Publishing
- Published
- July 16, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Grief and loss · Coping with bereavement · Support after traumatic loss
- Reading lane
- Death & Dying for Teens