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Kara Book Review for Children

Title
When Someone Dies
Author Sharon Greenlee
Release Year 1992
Reviewed by Meridith Herman
Review Date 2008
Type of Book Fiction
Death of
Any
Type of Death Any
Target Age Young Children (5-8)



Summary

Short little book about common feelings after a loss



Quotes

"If the person who died was very important to you, you get to worrying that all the other important people might leave you too. I've never heard of it happening that way, but it's hard not to think about it."


General Themes

Remembering the person and the good times and creating a sense of comfort out of our grief.



What the Reviewer Liked

I like the comforting feeling this book gives off, almost as if you're talking to a grandmother or warm older friend.



Writing Style

Very sweet, sensitive and nurturing, as if she's talking to you directly.


Author Qualifications

Sharon Greenlee teaches counseling and focuses on counseling grieving children through writing therapy.

 

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