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Not If But When

Books about Death and Loss

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  • 93 Videos
  • 100 Book Readings
  • 210 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 1041 resources

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Giver, The
The Giver
  • by Lois Lowry
    • Multimedia Resources: 48
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    Graveyard Book, The
    The Graveyard Book
  • by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
    • Multimedia Resources: 41
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    Walk Two Moons
    Walk Two Moons
  • by Sharon Creech
    • Multimedia Resources: 37
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    Fault in Our Stars, The
    The Fault in Our Stars
  • by John Green
    • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    Bridge to Terabithia
    Bridge to Terabithia
  • by Katherine Paterson and Donna Diamond
    • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Very Hungry Caterpillar, The
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • by Eric Carle
    • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
    Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
  • by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke
    • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Counting by 7s
    Counting by 7s
  • by Holly Goldberg Sloan
    • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Boy in the Black Suit, The
    The Boy in the Black Suit
  • by Jason Reynolds
    • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Salt to the Sea
    Salt to the Sea
  • by Ruta Sepetys
    • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Monster Calls, A
    A Monster Calls
  • by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay
    • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Red Pencil, The
    The Red Pencil
  • by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Shane W. Evans
    • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Kira-Kira
    Kira-Kira
  • by Cynthia Kadohata
    • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Honest Truth, The
    The Honest Truth
  • by Dan Gemeinhart
    • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Thing about Jellyfish, The
    The Thing about Jellyfish
  • by Ali Benjamin
    • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Charlotte's Web
    Charlotte's Web
  • by E.B. White and Garth Williams
    • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    After Tupac and D Foster
    After Tupac and D Foster
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
    • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    All the Bright Places
    All the Bright Places
  • by Jennifer Niven
    • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Boys Who Challenged Hitler, The: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
    The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
  • by Phillip Hoose
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    Ninth Ward
    Ninth Ward
  • by Jewell Parker Rhodes
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Serpent King, The
    The Serpent King
  • by Jeff Zentner
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Adoration of Jenna Fox, The
    The Adoration of Jenna Fox
  • by Mary E. Pearson
    • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Wintergirls
    Wintergirls
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
    • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Orbiting Jupiter
    Orbiting Jupiter
  • by Gary D. Schmidt
    • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
    Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
  • by Don Brown
    • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Thirteen Reasons Why
    Thirteen Reasons Why
  • by Jay Asher
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    If I Stay
    If I Stay
  • by Gayle Forman
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    We Were Liars
    We Were Liars
  • by E. Lockhart
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Sweet, Sweet Memory
    Sweet, Sweet Memory
  • by Jacqueline Woodson and Floyd Cooper
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
    Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
  • by Marjane Satrapi
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Lost in the Sun
    Lost in the Sun
  • by Lisa Graff
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Anna and the Swallow Man
    Anna and the Swallow Man
  • by Gavriel Savit
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Deadline
    Deadline
  • by Chris Crutcher
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    And the Soldiers Sang
    And the Soldiers Sang
  • by J. Patrick Lewis and Gary Kelley
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    See You at Harry's
    See You at Harry's
  • by Jo Knowles
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
    Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
  • by Tomie dePaola
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Where the Red Fern Grows
    Where the Red Fern Grows
  • by Wilson Rawls
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Harvey
    Harvey
  • by Hervé Bouchard and Janice Nadeau
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Tightrope Walkers, The
    The Tightrope Walkers
  • by David Almond
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Sonya's Chickens
    Sonya's Chickens
  • by Phoebe Wahl
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Goodbye Mousie
    Goodbye Mousie
  • by Robie H. Harris and Jan Ormerod
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
    Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
  • by Edwidge Danticat and Alix Delinois
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Heart of a Shepherd
    Heart of a Shepherd
  • by Rosanne Parry
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Center of Everything, The
    The Center of Everything
  • by Linda Urban
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Nest
    Nest
  • by Esther Ehrlich
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Saying Goodbye to Lulu
    Saying Goodbye to Lulu
  • by Corinne Demas and Ard Hoyt
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Love, Ruby Lavender
    Love, Ruby Lavender
  • by Deborah Wiles
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Jasper Jones
    Jasper Jones
  • by Craig Silvey
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings
    What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings
  • by Joyce Sidman and Pamela Zagarenski
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America
    Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America
  • by Gail Jarrow
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Summerlost
    Summerlost
  • by Ally Condie
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Ida, Always
    Ida, Always
  • by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Grandma's Gloves
    Grandma's Gloves
  • by Cecil Castellucci and Julia Denos
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    This Is Where It Ends
    This Is Where It Ends
  • by Marieke Nijkamp
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    When Friendship Followed Me Home
    When Friendship Followed Me Home
  • by Paul Griffin
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Tree in the Courtyard, The: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window
    The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window
  • by Jeff Gottesfeld and Peter McCarty
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Always and Forever
    Always and Forever
  • by Alan Durant and Debi Gliori
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Dead I Know, The
    The Dead I Know
  • by Scot Gardner
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Summer of the Gypsy Moths
    Summer of the Gypsy Moths
  • by Sara Pennypacker
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Gone, Gone, Gone
    Gone, Gone, Gone
  • by Hannah Moskowitz
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Game of Love and Death, The
    The Game of Love and Death
  • by Martha Brockenbrough
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Tell Me Three Things
    Tell Me Three Things
  • by Julie Buxbaum
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Killer's Tears, The
    The Killer's Tears
  • by Anne-Laure Bondoux
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Keturah and Lord Death
    Keturah and Lord Death
  • by Martine Leavitt
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Golden Day, The
    The Golden Day
  • by Ursula Dubosarsky
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    If You're Reading This
    If You're Reading This
  • by Trent Reedy
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Cry, Heart, But Never Break
    Cry, Heart, But Never Break
  • by Glenn Ringtved and Charlotte Pardi
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Garmann's Summer
    Garmann's Summer
  • by Stian Hole
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Love, Aubrey
    Love, Aubrey
  • by Suzanne LaFleur
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Love Letters to the Dead
    Love Letters to the Dead
  • by Ava Dellaira
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Bunker Diary, The
    The Bunker Diary
  • by Kevin Brooks
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Denton Little's Deathdate
    Denton Little's Deathdate
  • by Lance Rubin
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Last Execution, The
    The Last Execution
  • by Jesper Wung-Sung
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Sonny's House of Spies
    Sonny's House of Spies
  • by George Ella Lyon
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    I'll Always Love You
    I'll Always Love You
  • by Hans Wilhelm
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    After the Kill
    After the Kill
  • by Darrin Lunde and Catherine Stock
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    What I Came to Tell You
    What I Came to Tell You
  • by Tommy Hays
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Flat Rabbit, The
    The Flat Rabbit
  • by Bardur Oskarsson
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Missing Mommy: A Book about Bereavement
    Missing Mommy: A Book about Bereavement
  • by Rebecca Cobb
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Scar, The
    The Scar
  • by Charlotte Moundlic and Olivier Tallec
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Bambi: A Life in the Woods
    Bambi: A Life in the Woods
  • by Felix Salten and Maja Dusikova
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Pieces
    Pieces
  • by Chris Lynch
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Duck, Death and the Tulip
    Duck, Death and the Tulip
  • by Wolf Erlbruch
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Good Night, Mr. Tom
    Good Night, Mr. Tom
  • by Michelle Magorian
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Hold Tight, Don't Let Go
    Hold Tight, Don't Let Go
  • by Laura Rose Wagner
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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