The Long Night of Leo and Bree

Raziel

This Means War

Parrotfish

The Color of Silence

Breathe and Count Back from Ten

Silence

Because of Anya

What do you say to someone whose mother is dying?Nathan and his adorable little sister just moved in across the street from Liz Scattergood, and both of them could use a friend. Liz just isn't sure she's the right person. Liz has been coping with tough questions all summer. Ever since Liz's grandmother Bunny died, Liz's mother hasn't been the same; she's even started attending a spiritualist church that claims it can contact Bunny on the Other Side. Liz isn't sure she believes it, but she does know the service gives her mother comfort -- something no one else can seem to do at all. As Liz and Nathan become closer, and the summer draws nearer to its bitter end, questions of faith, mortality, and spirituality come to the forefront of their intimate friendship. There are no easy answers, but together they may nonetheless find hope, comfort, and love.

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The Long Night of Leo and Bree

Ellen Wittlinger, 2002

Raziel

Ellen Wittlinger, 2001

This Means War

Ellen Wittlinger, 2010

Parrotfish

Ellen Wittlinger, 2007

The Color of Silence

Liane Shaw, 2013

Breathe and Count Back from Ten

Natalia Sylvester, 2022

Silence

Deborah Lytton, 2015

Because of Anya

Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2002