Loss For Teens

Tragedy, Trauma, and Loss in Teens and Pre-Teens: Healing the Emotional Wounds In today’s complex world, teens and pre-teens are facing unprecedented challenges—ranging from school violence and bullying to social media pressure, family instability, and personal loss. This updated and compassionate guide by Dr. Richard L. Travis offers parents, guardians, and educators a roadmap to understanding how young people experience trauma and how to support their emotional healing. With real-life examples, up-to-date research, YouTube and TED Talk links, and practical tools, this book explores: ...

Always Here — When a Dog Dies is a deeply empathetic guide for navigating the raw, unsteady days after losing your four-legged companion. Losing a dog breaks more than your heart. It unsettles your body, your routines, your very sense of home. This isn’t “just another pet loss book.” It is a quiet space to remember the bond you shared with the dog who steadied you through life’s storms, and whose absence now leaves a silence that feels too big to bear. And here’s a perspective that helps explain the depth of this grief: the average U.S. marriage lasts eight years. A medium-sized...

A Dog Named Enzo: A Novel of Love, Loss, and Growing Up Nine-year-old Olivia Hayes is a quiet observer in a loud world. She’d rather sketch the oak tree outside her window than join the chaos of kickball in the cul-de sac. Words don’t come easily when it matters most, and other kids always seem to be tuned to a frequency she can’t quite reach. Then the family adopts Enzo, a gentle, brown-eyed rescue dog with a wary gaze and a past no one fully knows. Enzo doesn’t need her to be chatty or brave or “normal.” He just curls up beside her, listens to the rustle of her pencil on paper...

From the bestselling author of The Notebook comes a moving tale of redemption and first love when a rebellious teenager decides to spend the summer with her estranged father. “Raw emotion, young love, family angst, and—ultimately—sweet resolution.” ―BookPage Seventeen-year-old Veronica...

Don't miss Evermore, the first book in Alyson Noël's #1 New York Times bestselling The Immortals series. Enter an enchanting new world where true love never dies. . . After a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their...

Named a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. A romantic love triangle that will appeal to fans of Girl in Pieces and Thinspo--this compelling story explores insecurity and the power of words to hurt and to heal. When tall, gorgeous Brody asks Olivia to prom, she’s ecstatic—until he suggests she use the next two months to lose some weight. But how thin is thin enough? What starts as a few skipped meals spirals into a dangerous obsession—hours spent scrolling pro-ana and thinspo forums, tracking calories like a lifeline, and watching the number on the scale plummet. The ...

What if your pet was more than “just an animal”—what if they were your best friend, your secret-keeper, your safe place? How do you keep going when the house feels too quiet, the bed too empty, and the ache too big? And what if grieving them doesn’t look the way anyone else expects? Losing a pet hits differently when you’re a teen. It’s not just about missing a furry (or feathered, or scaly) friend—it’s about losing the one who loved you unconditionally through school stress, friendship drama, family struggles, and everything in between. That bond was real, and so is the ...

After his mother's death, 12-year-old Samuel Chambers would do anything to turn back time. Prompted by three strange carnival fortune-tellers and the surfacing of his mysterious and reclusive neighbor, Samuel begins his search for the Tree of Life - the only thing that could possibly bring his mother back. His quest to defeat death entangles him and his best friend Abra in an ancient conflict and forces Samuel to grapple with an unwelcome question....

When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and the past. Struggling to survive in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal as she tells her own story.

Like Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End and Colleen Hoover's It Ends with Us, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others. With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as...

When sixteen-year-old Lila Jameson visits her town’s historic bank, she never expects her mother’s prized painting to vanish right off the wall. But when Cactus Bloom disappears without a trace, Lila can’t ignore the clues others overlook. Lila isn’t an ordinary detective. She’s slowly losing her eyesight to retinitis pigmentosa, and sometimes her world flickers with vivid Charles Bonnet Syndrome images... hallucinations that may be illusions… or insights. Using her cane, sharp intuition, and technology, Lila follows the threads no one else can see. With her fearless best friend...

Sometimes the silent whispers in our heads get so loud we start to believe the noise is real. I have been there, and the whispers almost convinced me that I should not be alive. In that darkness, I took to writing poetry and little positive notes to find light and hope. I had to convince my mind that it gets better. Nothing remains forever, not even the bad days and the sad moments. In this book, I try to make sense of my emotions and navigate the darkness through words. If you find yourself today in the same dark spot, may these poems and little notes give you a reason each day to live, ...

Bloomsbury presents As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh, read by Sarah Agha. An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go...

When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden.

Bloomsbury presents If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude, read by Georgina Sadler. We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental health at the end of the world—and the importance of saving yourself, no matter what tomorrow may hold. Avery...

Discover a forbidden love story that defies the boundaries of time and tradition in the untamed American West. Shattered Dreams. A Promise Kept? 1910. Blackfoot, Idaho. Leo, a young man yearning for more than the life laid out for him, finds his world turned upside down by the arrival of Sean, a ruggedly handsome cowboy. Their connection is undeniable, a spark that ignites amidst the frontier's vast landscapes and rugged beauty. As their bond deepens, Leo and Sean must navigate the challenges of a society that refuses to accept their love. Secrets, prejudice, and the ever-present threat of ...

A beautiful, heartbreaking love story about two teens who find their way back to each other through a second chance romance. "An achingly tender reminder to hold onto life with both hands . . . the perfect blend of hope and heartbreak, sure to stay with you long after you've finished reading."...

With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings of loss, and seek and accept support when a loved one dies. Each book, geared for mourning adults, teens, or children, provides ideas and action-oriented tips that teach the basic principles of grief and healing.

A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vulnerability and strength of a community living within a system of oppression Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media' s...

Hope Reigns is a deeply moving, emotionally rich novel that spans decades in the life of a small-town family navigating faith, forgiveness, and the unexpected curves of life. When high school junior Josh Pullman and his girlfriend Sarah discover they’re expecting a child, their tight-knit church and family are thrown into emotional upheaval. As generations of love, loss, and growth unfold, readers are drawn into the heart of the Pullman family—especially Angie, the devoted mother and grandmother who becomes an anchor for them all. Told through the eyes of parents, children, and ...