Bereavement Resources - For and About Adolescents

Reading Resources
Many of these resources are available through your local bookstore or library.

Buckingham, Robert W., and Sandra K. Huggard.  Coping With Grief.
Helps youth identify, cope with and find help in dealing with the many losses of adolescence.

Compassionate Friends.  When A Brother Or Sister Dies.
 (Leaflet)
An overview of possible thoughts, feelings and experiences.
www.compassionatefriends.org

Corr, Charles.  Adolescence And Death.
Explores how adolescents encounter death and dying and addresses special bereavement issues of the teen years.

Granville, Karen.  Teenagers Face To Face With Bereavement.
Interviews with 18 bereaved teens.  Practical and caring advice on coping with death.

Krementz, Jill.  How It Feels When A Parent Dies.
Interest Level:  Ages 7‑16
Photo‑essays with thoughts and feelings of 18 children, ages 7‑16, who have lost a parent.

LaTour, Kathy.  For Those Who Live.
A book written to help children and adolescents cope with the death of a brother or sister.

LeShan, Eda.  Learning To Say Goodbye.
Interest Level:  Ages 8‑14
Written directly to youth about the problems they face when losing a parent and how to overcome them.

O’Toole, Donna.  Facing Change.
A book about loss and change for teens.

Papenbrock, Patricia, and Robert F. Voss.  Loss:  How Children And Teenagers Can Cope With Death And Other Kinds Of Loss.
(booklet)
Deals with illness and death, different kinds of deaths, memorial services, grieving processes in children, concepts according to age and has a section that speaks directly to teens.

Romond, Janis Loomis.  Children Facing Grief.
Interest Level:  Ages 6‑15
Poignant and inspirational letters from bereaved brothers and sisters, aged 6‑15, to help others who are experiencing grief.

Samuel Traisman, Enid.  Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins.
A fill‑in scrapbook to help teenagers experiencing a loss express feelings, sort out their thoughts and gather memories.

Scrivani, Mark.  Grief Journey.
Notes on grief for teens, young adults and anyone who is grieving.

Scrivani, Mark.  When Death Walks In.
Helps teens facing grief increase their understanding of how it often affects young people and what they can do about it.

Wolfelt, Alan D.  Healing Your Grieving Heart.
Simple tips for understanding and expressing your grief.