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When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing

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This book reassures teens who have lost a friend that the "feelings" they are experiencing are normal and expected in the grief process. Dr. Gootman gets this message across in a compassionate manner. The book is short and easy-to-read. Its message is one of comfort and understanding. This book should be in the library of every youth minister and guidance counselor.

I just recently lost a close friend to a car accident and reading this book made me feel like I wasn't alone. So many of the teen quotes from the book were exactly what I was thinking. A lot of the things the book said showed me that I wasn't alone and that so many people were feeling the same thing. I'm passing the book around to friends who've also shared the same loss. I suggest this book to ANYONE who's suffered a loss, of a friend, a parent, a lover, a sibling, a son or daughter, just any loss. It really helped and I'm glad there's a book like this out there.

A simple book, just the right length, that answers all the questions teens have at this difficult time... plus the questions they are too scared to ask. With quotes from other teens, feelings and facts, permission to feel, to cry, to be scared, and most importantly, permission to go on.

This book is excellent for teens, pre-teens, and even adults facing the death of a friend.

My neice lost a best friend. Both were l7 at the time. I ordered this book for her to read. Well- written and to the point.

This book is welcome as a quick read for students who are grieving. There is a real need for books on grief, especially how children cope with grief, because it often manifests in ways that are different from adult grief.

I bought this book for my 18 year old brother after his best friend died tragically. I left it in his room, feeling it would be awkward to give it to him directly. He was 'too tough' to cry at that point. A few days later my mom told me that there was an empty tissue box by his bed, the tissues used and crumpled around it. A corner of the book stuck out from under his mattress. I didn't read the entire book myself- I looked through parts of it before buying it. Some pages featured a simple quote or a short paragraph. Others were filled with words from teens who had experienced similar loss. I was pleased that the book itself was not only small in size, but that each page contained just enough material for a grieving teen to digest without being overwhelming. This book allowed my brother to, at least temporarily, take off his mask of bravery and simply cry over the loss of his friend. That deserves five stars from me.

I purchased two copies of this book when my daughters' best friend passed away in an auto accident after leaving our home. I left the books out but did not try to force the books on the girls. Both copies disappeared the night I put them out and I later learned that the books were passed onto other teens close to the beautiful child lost in the tragic accident. We were all lost in very rough emotional seas when the accident occurred and this little book was very welcome bit of emotional flotation upon which to hold on.

This is a very helpful book for teens who have suffered the death of a friend. The format is accessible and the information helps the teen understand grief and the pain and confusion within it.

This book helped me a lost my sister an cousin that were sixteen in a car accident a year ago this book helped me relize things i needed to know an how to get help! The hardest things are there birthdays an christmas they are not there but i pray to them an it still feels like they are around ! i didnt want to talk to my mom or dad about it so i talked to my friends an cousins aboout it they understood what happened! My friends noticed a change in me after reading this book they thought it really helped me but on somedays all i think about is what happened an what i saw so then i remembered the book said to think of happy moments an i did this book saved me!!!

I think this book may help me in the loss of my 15 year old friend named Tim. I love ya man, can't wait to see you in heaven someday.
Hannah