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"In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs-Streets experienced a series of losses: her stepfather, then father, and finally her family's puppy. Unmoored by grief, she couldn't sleep. But she discovered something surprising: during her wakeful nights, the darkness became a place of sanctuary, filled with creativity, reflection, and wonder. And once she stopped fighting her insomnia, Annabel tapped into something mysterious and beguiling: her Night Self....
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Cowboy brothers in arms volume 1
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English
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"On the surface, Egan Donnelly is hometown hero material--top gun, commanding an elite fighter training squadron and ranching royalty. Inside, he feels like a fraud, convinced he's responsible for his best friend's death. At least he won't let himself succumb to the heat between him and Jack's widow, Alana. But now that she's making regular trips to his ranch to care for his dad, that vow is getting harder to keep. Alana Davidson isn't just grieving...
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Zando
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The unflinching Pulitzer Prize-winning essay on mourning and recovery in the wake of an inconceivable tragedy. When Bobby McIlvaine died in the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, his loved ones spun off in radically different directions, each mourning in his or her own distinct--and often highly idiosyncratic--way. Twenty years later, Jennifer Senior, a family friend and award-winning reporter, revisits the McIlvaines, examines their present lives,...
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2024.
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"Taking us on an intriguing journey through heartbreak and healing, this strong debut from Heather Kaufman leads readers directly to the joy of the empty tomb."--Connilyn Cossette, Christy Award winner and ECPA bestselling author No stranger to adversity, Martha of Bethany is a woman of dust, undone and unseen in her hurt and loss. After her mother's untimely death, the responsibility for raising her siblings--Lazarus and Mary--lies heavily on her...
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Titan Books
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2024.
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English
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"Fox is a memory editor, gifted in the art of creating real life in the digital world. When he wakes up in the Field of Reeds Center for Memory Recovery, the therapists tell him he was victim of a terrorist bombing by Khadija Banks, the pioneer of memory editing turned revolutionary. A bombing which shredded the memory archives of all its victims, including his husband Gabe. Thrust into fragments of memories that survived the blast, Fox struggles...
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Sounds True
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[2017]
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English
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"Having experienced grief from both sides-- as a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner-- Devine writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, 'happy' life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it."--Page 4 of...
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Elements (Brittainy C. Cherry) volume 1
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Sourcebooks Casablanca
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[2024]
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English
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A broken shell of a man who angrily lashes out at anyone who comes to close, Tristan, when he meets a woman whose heart is just as shattered as his own, he is no longer lost alone in the dark.
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Urano
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2023.
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Español
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El duelo nos acompaña durante toda la vida. En el proceso de madurar, dejamos atrás creencias y comportamientos. Perdemos posesiones y nos vemos obligados a abandonar ideas acerca de nosotros mismos. Y sí, también tenemos que despedirnos de amigos, compañeros de vida y amados miembros de la familia. ¿Cómo afrontar el dolor de la pérdida sin perdernos a nosotros mismos? Planteado al modo de un taller en cinco sesiones, El camino del duelo aborda...
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47 North
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[2024]
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English
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When the remains of Sofia Lyon are found, the grieving women who loved her return home to find her killer, but as Sofia's secrets begin to unravel, they realize she might not be who they thought she was at all--and that whoever--or whatever--killed her is coming after them."--
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Amicus Learning, an imprint of Amicus Ink
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[2024]
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IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Meet Peyton! She likes art and science. She also lost her brother to cancer. Peyton is real and so are her experiences with death and grief. Learn about her life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--
16) Dishonorable
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Black Odyssey Media
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Markita "Kita" Jones is a young woman with plans for revenge. Her survival mode mentality forces her to make desperate decisions that might flip friends into foes and leave her at the mercy of her enemies."--
17) Hija de mi padre
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Alegría Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Hija De Mi Padre is Solany Lara's debut bilingual poetry collection in which she explores the emotional complexity associated with the loss of a parent, generational trauma and being a first generation Mexican-American."--
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