Helen Plum Library

"In a world where everyone knows the day they will die, a teenage boy is determined to outlive his upcoming expiration date"--

Upon her mother's death, eleven-year-old Wavie Conley must go live with a scheming aunt in the Kentucky town her mother left behind

Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her twelfth birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy

Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center

A young girl, still reeling from her dog's death, finds solace while picking up stones on the beach during her family's vacation

Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...

When Arthur's dog Daisy dies, she watches over him from heaven and eventually helps him find a new puppy

Katie Woo learns different ways to cope with the death of her dog

After her brother Jared dies, ten-year-old Annie worries about the hidden dangers of everything, from bug bites to bicycle riding, until she is befriended by a new neighbor who is grieving her own loss

When her dog Lulu dies, a girl grieves but then continues with her life