DEATH is part of life. Let's PREPARE our young people...ALL of them.What do we do when someone we love dies? How do we help someone we love deal with their grief?
Finally, a self-help book in the form of a GRAPHIC NOVEL for readers of all abilities that does not overwhelm, so teens and young adults will actually open it, look at it, and find the support they need to process, talk about, and heal their grief.
This fictional story, based an a TRUE STORY, follows high school senior, Sam, who is grieving the unexpected death of their best friend, Corey, following his 50 day hospital stay, and must now find a way through their new reality.
With a 1st-2nd grade reading level and engaging images, this short graphic novel will have bereaved young people feeling heard, supported, and loved, without overwhelming, lecturing, explaining death, or discussing religious beliefs.
This is HOW we start DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS!
Studies show if a teen has no one to talk to about losing someone they love, they are at risk for behaviors like self-harm, addiction, and suicide. We can help our middle grade and high schoolers' social emotional learning (SEL) by supporting their mental health needs at this difficult time. Students can also learn how to help their friends who have lost someone they love.
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MAKES A GREAT GIFT ****
SYMPATHY GIFT *** Prepare for
upcoming loss (anticipatory grief) ***
- Teachers - free study guide levelupbooks.xyz
- Nearly 70% of teachers have at least 1 grieving student in their classroom.
- 92% of educators say childhood grief is a serious problem that deserves more attention in the classroom. Professionals recommend teachers guide other students in how to respond to their grieving classmate (https: //www.newyorklife.com/assets/foundation/docs/pdfs/childhood-grief.pdf)
- RIP Corey can be used in the classroom as a text to target common core language arts standards and Social Emotional Learning (SEL), especially for grade 1-2 reading level.
- School Counselors
- Mental Health Counselors
- Social Workers
- Hospice Workers
- Grief Workers
- Clergy
- Hospitals
- Gift Shops
- Parenting Special Needs
- Parenting Neurodiverse
Ideal for children, tweens, teenagers, young adults who experience barriers to reading such as reluctant readers, struggling readers, English Language Learners (ELL), different abilities, special education, Autism spectrum, Asperger's (Aspies), dyslexia, learning disordered, developmental delay (developmental disability), non-speaking (nonverbal) language impairment.
1 in 5 children will experience the death of someone close to them by age 18 (https: //nacg.org/)
- "Reading about fictional characters' grief and loss experiences can help children and adolescents deal with their own grief and loss." (https: //nacg.org/)
Self-help that's more COOL and less textbook!
It's extremely helpful, but it doesn't feel like "work."
No home or school should be without this ESSENTIAL RESOURCE!
Chris Buchanan, MA, CCC-SLP is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist in private practice in Federal Way, Washington. Helping children and teenagers with special needs connect with their friends and families for over 22 years has been a privilege and a joy. She has vast experience explaining complex ideas in simple ways. She knows what kids love and is passionate about creating books that children of all abilities can access to enjoy life, connect with people around them, and reach ever higher.
