Orem Library

Neighborhood children imaginatively stage funerals for dead bugs, but they experience real sadness following the death of a pet.

While still grieving for her mother and unable to accept her stepmother, a girl clings to the memories represented by forty-three buttons on a string.

A young girl recalls her visits with her grandmother during each season of the year, until the winter when she dies.

As his family reminisces after his beloved grandfather's death, a boy realizes his grandfather is still with him in all the special places they shared.

On Christmas Eve, an old farmer whose wife has died acquires new hope after helping a pregnant mare in a snowstorm.

When his teacher, Miss Perry, is killed in a car accident, Stevie and his elementary school classmates take turns sharing memories of her, especially her fondest wish for each day.

A boy whose beloved dog has died, and a dog whose owner also died, find each other and slowly begin to trust one another.

Mindy Kim wants to fit in at her new school, but her favorite lunch leads to scorn, then a thriving business, and finally big trouble.

Even though Zach finds roller coasters scary, he rides one with Grandpa in an attempt to make him happy again after Grandma's death.

Although Aunt Arlene tries to interest her in clothing and growing up, ten-year-old Mildred is entirely focused on growing a pumpkin big enough to win the annual Circleville, Ohio, contest, as her mother dreamed of doing before she died.