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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
This is the story of two small-town former high school sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks. Now middle-aged, they have taken wildly divergent paths, but neither has lived the life they imagined, and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever altered their world. When they are both called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter, they will be forced to confront the choices each has made,...
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Publisher
Santa Monica Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Certain to appeal to adults of all ages who want a send-off that reflects their interests, achievements, and overall good taste, this upbeat book features helpful tips for throwing a fabulous funeral. As a personal guide to funeral planning, the book explores the full range of creative, culinary, musical, and theatrical possibilities for a well-planned (and self-planned) end-of-life party. Topics include recruiting a funeral posse who will properly...
5) For the wolf
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Series
The wilderwood volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purpose-to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hope he'll return the world's captured gods. Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a dangerous power she can't control, at least she knows that in the Wilderwood, she can't hurt those she loves. Again. But the legends lie. The Wolf is a man, not a monster. Her magic is a calling, not a curse. And if she doesn't learn how to use it,...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people-morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners-who work in it and what led them there. We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we're so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? Fueled by a...
11) The Gilded Ones
Author
Series
Deathless trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity-and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death. Then a mysterious woman comes to...
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English
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A hilarious guide to the intricate rituals, customs, and etiquette surrounding death in the South-and a practical collection of recipes for the final send-off.
As author Gayden Metcalfe asserts, people in the Delta have a strong sense of community, and being dead is no impediment to belonging to it. Down south, they don't forget you when you've up and died-they may even like you better and visit you more often! But just as there is an appropriate...
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Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Writing an ethical will, a document that includes stories and reflections about your past, is an ancient tradition. It can include joy and regrets, and ultimately becomes both a way to remember a loved one who is gone and a primer on how to live a better, happier life. Beloved Rabbi Steve Leder has helped thousands of people to write their own ethical wills, and in this intimate book helps us write our own--
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Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
What happens at a funeral or memorial service? These are sometimes held in a church or temple so that the person can be remembered for their life. While many people at the service will be sad and it may seem scary, one way to say good bye at a funeral is to think about the happy times you may have had with the person who is gone. Did they make you laugh or feel loved? Discover what to expect at a funeral so you will be brave--
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A magnificent epic tale of devotion, possession, obsession, and strange destiny from the author of the Hugo Award-winning, Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold.
The half-mad Prince Boleso has been slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile -- and Lord Ingrey kin Wilfcliff must transport the body to its burial place and the accused killer, the Lady Ijada, to judgment. With the death of the old Hallow King imminent and the crown in play, the...
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