Sad Stories About Best Friends Dying - April 2024

The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. “Splendid.” —People “The perfect book for anyone who knows that compassion isn’t only for humans, and that the relationship between two souls who are meant for each other never... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061537969
• ASIN: 0061537969
• ISBN: 9780061537967
• Brand: Harper Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guideMedicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should.Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Gawande reveals the suffering this dynamic has produced. Nursing homes, devoted above all to safety, bat... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250076226
• ASIN: 1250076226
• ISBN: 1250076226
• Manufacturer: Picador

The Things They Carried

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.   The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.  Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0618706410
• UPC: 046442706414
• ASIN: 0618706410
• ISBN: 0544309766
• Brand: Tim O Brien
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

When Breath Becomes Air

• ASIN: 081298840X
• UPC: 642688054472
• ASIN: 081298840X
• ISBN: 081298840X
• Manufacturer: Random House

A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)

• ASIN: 0375702709
• ASIN: 0375702709
• ISBN: 9780375702709
• Brand: Vintage Books USA
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Fault in Our Stars

• ASIN: 014242417X
• ASIN: 014242417X
• ISBN: 014242417X
• Brand: Speak
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Dog Heaven

In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog,  as she did for cats in the bestselling companion book, CAT HEAVEN. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, DOG HEAVEN not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is devoted to a pet. From expansive fields where dogs can run and run to delicious biscuits no dog can resist, Rylant paints a warm and affectionate picture of the ideal place God would, of course, create for man's best friend. The first picture book illustrated by the author, Dog Heaven is en... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0590417010
• UPC: 400307301570
• ASIN: 0590417010
• ISBN: 0590417010
• Brand: Scholastic
• Manufacturer: Blue Sky Press

Five Feet Apart

Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anythin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1534437339
• ASIN: 1534437339
• ISBN: 1534437339
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

Winner of the NBCC Award for General NonfictionNamed on Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015--Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year--Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015--Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year--Slate.com's 10 Best Books of 2015--Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2015 --Buzzfeed's 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015--The Daily Beast's Best Big Idea Books of 2015--Seattle Times' Best Books of 2015--Boston Globe's Best Books of 2015--St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Best Books of 2015--The Guardian'... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1620402521
• ASIN: 1620402521
• ISBN: 9781620402528
• Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Press

Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a “tour de force” (O, the Oprah Magazine) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic.Jesmyn Ward’s historic second National Book Award–winner is “perfectly poised for the moment” (The New York... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501126075
• ASIN: 1501126075
• ISBN: 1501126075
• Manufacturer: Scribner

The Last Lecture

• ASIN: 1401323251
• ASIN: 1401323251
• ISBN: 9781401323257
• Brand: Hyperion Books
• Manufacturer: Hyperion

The Great Believers

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES Selection for BEST 10 BOOKS OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK A PICK FOR THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S 2018 BEST BOOKSTHE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR READERS“A page turner...An absorbing and emotionally riveting story about what it’s like to live during times of crisis. "—The New York Times Book Review   A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed author Rebecca MakkaiIn 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an a... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076GPPLPP
• ASIN: B076GPPLPP
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Looking for Alaska

The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the #1 international bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller NPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels TIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time A PBS Great American Read Selection Millions of copies sold! First drink. First prank. First friend. First love. Last words. Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words—and tired of his safe life at home. He lea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142402516
• ASIN: 0142402516
• ISBN: 0142402516
• Brand: Speak
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

In this moving and compassionate classic—now updated with new material from the authors—hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years’ experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share.Filled with practical advice ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451667256
• ASIN: 1451667256
• ISBN: 1451667256
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss

If you are going to buy only one book on grief, this is the one to get! It will validate your grief experience, and you can share it with your children. You can leave it on the coffee table so others will pick it up, read it, and then better appreciate your grieving time. Grand's Cooking Tips section at the back of the book is rich with wisdom and concrete recommendations. Better than a casserole! Hardbound; 56 full-color pages. Affirms the bereaved. Educates the un-bereaved. A building-block for children..... WINNER! of the 2001 Theologos Book Award, presented by the Association of Theologica... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0961519762
• ASIN: 0961519762
• ISBN: 0961519762
• Brand: Grief Watch
• Manufacturer: Grief Watch

My Friend Is Sad (an Elephant and Piggie Book) (Hardcover)

When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined to cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's

• UPC: 5408531
• Rating: 4.55

Thomas & Friends Story Time Collection (Thomas & Friends) (Hardcover)

Thirteen stories feature Thomas the tank engine and his friends having a series of adventures on the island of

• UPC: 33648758
• Rating: 5.0

National Geographic Kids Chapters: Best Friends Forever : And More True Stories of Animal Friendships

"This is the first in a series of four books that explore unexpected animal bonds. In this book you'll meet four unlikely pairings, including Billy and Lilly. Billy the boxer adopted Lilly the goat when

• UPC: 17204951

Thomas & Friends: Movie Theater Storybook & Movie Projector

Get on board, and get ready for a fun-filled ride with Thomas & Friends! This hardcover book includes a removable projector that can project 16 colorful images onto the wall as children read. Thomas the

• UPC: 139719690

Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends : Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story

Tom Hanks introduces the rousing story of two inseparable friends and World War II soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," in this work that is a tribute to the lasting bond forged

• UPC: 10178445
• Rating: 4.0

Gentle Willow : A Story for Children about Dying

Written for children who may not survive their illness or for the children who know them, this tale helps address feelings of disbelief, anger, and sadness, along with love and compassion. Amanda and Little Tree

• UPC: 24747837
• Rating: 4.0

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe : and Other Stories

Six stories including "Wunderkind," "A Domestic Dilemma," and "The Sojourner" accompany The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, a novella about shattered dreams in a small Southern town. Reprint. 15,000 first

• UPC: 3577285
• Rating: 4.0

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul : Stories About Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes and Friends

Animals bring out the goodness, humanity and optimism in people and speak directly to our souls. This joyous, inspiring and entertaining Chicken Soup collection relates the unique bonds between animals and the people whose lives

• UPC: 21627253

A New Friend for Sparkle : A Story about a Unicorn Named Sparkle

A picture book starring Sparkle and Lucy about what happens when your best friend makes a new

• UPC: 55481916
• Rating: 3.0

DK Readers L3: LEGO® Friends: Friends Forever : Find Out About the Best of Friends!

Olivia and her family move to Heartlake City, where she makes friends with Andrea, Emma, Mia, and Stephanie, and together they form the Friends

• UPC: 17288597
• Rating: 4.75