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This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.
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Discusses coming to terms with the disease itself; managing pain; planning funerals; making peace with loved ones; deciding about terminal care; and learning what the final experience of death is like. Although the author argues the pros and cons of euthanasia and belief in an afterlife, her obviou…
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The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of…
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Six year old Becky has many adjustments to make and new feelings to deal with when her mother is diagnosed with cancer.
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Brings together articles from 14 writers (teachers, medical professionals, clergy, and counsellors) to address topics, such as terminal illness, death education in schools, responses among different faiths and ethnic groups, and the use of film and drama to teach about death.
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Shows how to support the person who is ill and how the caregiver can handle his/her own emotions.
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Summary: Uses cats and their lifestyles to present techniques to help young people deal with stress. Ages 7-12 years.
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"Addresses the issue of mortality discussing how humans universally share a fear of death and examines the theories of leading thinkers on this subject including Freud, Rank, and Kierkegaard." -- Provided by publisher
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