DPL - The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones: by Alice Sebold (Fiction) A tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is already in heaven. Through the voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and builds out of her family's grief a hopeful and joyful story .

Stories of psychological fiction, death, and family relationships.

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	The sweet hereafter Banks, Russell, 1940- With authenticity and affection, Banks recounts the fictional story of a school bus accident in a small town, and how the community deals with the resulting deaths of their children. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Durable goods Berg, Elizabeth. On a small army base in Texas, Katie waits impatiently for her life to change. Though battered by the recent death of her mother, her spirit remains miraculously strong. She is filled with longings: for a boy to fall in love with her the way Dickie has fallen for her sister; for her father to stop hitting her; for her life to become less uncertain. Subjects Military bases -- Texas -- Fiction. Fathers and daughters -- Fiction. Children of military personnel -- Fiction. Texas -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Peace like a river Enger, Leif. Eleven-year-old Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy obsessed with cowboys, living in 1960s Minnesota, tells the story of his family's cross-country search for his outlaw older brother, who has been charged with murder. Subjects Boys -- Fiction. Minnesota -- Fiction. Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Motherless families -- Fiction. Brothers -- Fiction. Outlaws -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Empire Falls Russo, Richard, 1949- Empire Grill manager Miles Roby is an intelligent, mild-mannered, long-time resident of Empire Falls. Miles tackles the memory of his mother his ever-present, irresponsible father; his ex-wife and her new fiancée; and the oppressive owner of the Empire Grill and much of Empire Falls, Mrs. Whiting, with a relentless hold on the town. ...all while guiding his bright teenage daughter, Tick, toward adulthood. Subjects Pulitzer Prizes. Maine -- Fiction. Restaurants -- Fiction. Restaurateurs -- Fiction. Working class -- Maine -- Fiction. Fathers and daughters -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Blue diary Hoffman, Alice. Ethan and Jorie’s idyllic life is tested when a photo of the man wanted for a murder and rape committed 15 years ago is broadcast on TV. A viewer identifies Ethan and he is arrested. As his friends raise money for his defense, Jorie seeks information about the victim, Rachel Morris. After reading Rachel's diary, Jorie begins to wonder about Ethan. Subjects Trials (Murder) -- Fiction. City and town life -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Shadow baby McGhee, Alison, 1960- Clara, who lives with her no-frills mother Tara in the foothills of the Adirondacks, is obsessed by a need for family. She learns that she had a twin sister who died at birth; she knows she must have a father somewhere; she knows little bits and pieces about her mother's father, and that's all she has. In her search for information and attention, Clara meets an elderly immigrant who lives in a trailer park on the outskirts of her town. Their relationship, along with Clara's overactive fantasy life, finally brings her to learn the truth about her history. Subjects Girls -- Fiction. Older men -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Spilling Clarence Ursu, Anne. After a fire at the local pharmaceutical factory, the panic-stricken townspeople of Clarence, Minnesota, fall under the spell of a strange and powerful drug that unlocks their memories. A bittersweet first novel, beautifully rendered with a light comic touch. Subjects Pharmaceutical industry -- Fiction. Industrial accidents -- Fiction. City and town life -- Fiction. Reminiscing -- Fiction. Minnesota -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Change of heart : a novel Picoult, Jodi, 1966- Shay Bourne, a prisoner on death row in New Hampshire, has one last request: to donate his heart, post-execution, to the sister of his victim who needs a transplant. Bourne says it's the only way he can redeem himself. Shay's spiritual advisor, Fr. Michael Wright, knows redemption has nothing to do with organ donation and plans to convince Bourne; but miracles, witnessed by inmates and prison guards alike, make the unkempt, bipolar, convicted murderer a media personality. Subjects Murderers -- Fiction. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Fiction. Repentance -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	Elsewhere Zevin, Gabrielle. After fifteen-year-old Liz Hall is hit by a taxi and killed, she finds herself in a place that is both like and unlike Earth, where she must adjust to her new status and figure out how to "live." Subjects Future life -- Fiction. Death -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

	The brief history of the dead Brockmeier, Kevin. “Remember me when I’m gone” just took on a whole new meaning. The City is inhabited by the recently departed, who reside there only as long as they remain in the memories of the living. Among the current residents of this afterlife are Luka Sims, who prints the only newspaper in the City, with news from the other side; Marion and Phillip Byrd, who find themselves falling in love again after decades of marriage. A spellbinding tale of human connections across boundaries of all kinds. Subjects Death -- Fiction. Epidemics -- Fiction. Future life -- Fiction. Wilderness survival -- Fiction. Antarctica -- Fiction. Search for other formats (CD, DVD, Large Print, etc.)

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