Washoe County Library System

During the holiday season, a family of three, missing someone very dear to them, find their house filling up with unexpected guests, making Christmas memories to last a lifetime. Move over, Dickens-- America's favorite storyteller has written a gift, "a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family" (Kirkus),destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until...

" A searching, heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating losses inspired her to bring comfort and understanding to others. Since losing her mother to cancer in 2018 and her sister to alcoholism less than three years later, author and journalist Dina Gachman has dedicated herself to understanding what it means to grieve, healing after loss, and the ways...

"It’s December twenty-second and siblings Henry, Kate, and Martin have converged with their spouses on Henry’s house in upstate New York. This is the first Christmas the siblings are without their mother, the first not at their mother’s Florida house. Over the course of the next three days, old resentments and instabilities arise as the siblings, with a gaggle of children afoot, attempt to perform familiar rituals, while also...

Prominent politician "Mac" MacDermott has been grooming Nell, his granddaughter, to follow in his footsteps. Unfortunately, Nell's architect husband Adam is under investigation for an alleged real estate and construction scam. When Adam and several business associates die in an explosion aboard his boat, a lonely, distraught Nell is determined to clear his name with the help of a detective and a mysterious medium who claims she can contact Adam. But...

"Losing a loved one is a devastating experience. We make an effort to avoid, hide or control the pain that hits us, but the physical and emotional consequences end up surfacing. Patxi Izaguirre, clinical psychologist and professor, explains the basic guidelines to manage the loss, regain normalcy and transform the pain into gratitude for having shared our life with that loved one"-- "Perder a un ser querido es una experiencia devastadora. Nos esforzamos...

A beautiful young woman whose picture-perfect marriage comes to a shattering halt when her husband Louie dies unexpectedly is given a second chance when Louie agrees to be "recycled" back to earth as a newborn.

Four people form a secret society in which they take on the roles of dead people to provide comfort for grieving families.

A lawyer takes a vow of silence until he finds out who is responsible for the deaths of his wife and daughter.

"Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death offers coping strategies, expert advice, useful resources, and valuable insight from other young adults, providing support to those struggling with the death of one or both of their parents"--

"A moving middle grade story by Anica Mrose Rissi that will appeal to readers who loved The Thing about Jellyfish and Hello, Universe, about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn’t quite gone—and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him. Of course Anders wasn’t lonely in the afterlife. He still, like always, had Lily. Lily...