Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 236
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Trim: 7¼ x 10¼
978-1-4422-7087-9 • Hardback • April 2018 • $56.00 • (£43.00)
978-1-4422-7088-6 • eBook • April 2018 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
Michelle Shreeve holds two undergraduate degrees in psychology as well as two master’s degrees in English and creative writing. She has written columns and journalism pieces, as well as movie and book reviews, for various newspapers, magazines, and online blog sites.
Parental Death is a compassionate resource that addresses topics often ignored in the midst of chaos, grief, and uncertainty. Teens struggling with the death of a parent will find the reading sensitive to their needs. This book offers insightful case studies that provide support to teen readers whose coping skills may be underdeveloped and who feel overwhelmed by new and raw emotions. The author, Michelle Shreeve, offers thoughtful and authentic advice, having lost her own parent while still a young child . . . The book’s transition points and organization are flawless . . . Parental Death: The Ultimate Teen Guide is an essential bookstore offering for self-help shelves. Public, high school, middle school, and college libraries will benefit by including this book in their collection.
— American Reference Books Annual
Teens grappling with the death of a parent will find validation and solace in these pages. Written with the kind of authority and compassion that surfaces only when an author has navigated similar challenges, this book will be a steady, fortifying companion.
— Allison Gilbert, author of "Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive"
The author has created a book filled with practical and readily accessible advice, illustrated with personal stories—drawn from her own past experience and those of other youth—and supplemented with expert opinion.
— David Schonfeld, Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement