Blume, Judy               Tiger eyes : a novel                           BLU YA

Resettled in the "Bomb City" with her mother and brother, DaveyWexler recovers from the shock of her father's death during a holdup of his 7-Eleven store in Atlantic City.

Brooks,Bruse                         All that remains                                              BRO YA

Three novellas explore the effects of death on young lives.

Cohn, Rachel                          You Know Where to Find Me            COH YA

In the wake of her cousin's suicide, overweight and introverted seventeen-year-old Miles experiences significant changes in her relationships with her mother and father, her best friend Jamal and his family, and her cousin's father, while gaining insights about herself, both positive and negative.

Crane, E.M.                                           Skin Deep                                                                              CRA YA

When sixteen-year-old Andrea Anderson begins caring for a sick neighbor's dog, she learns a lot about life, death, pottery, friendship, hope, and love.

Cruthcher, Chris                    The sledding hill                     CRU YA

Billy, recently deceased, keeps an eye on his best friend, fourteen-year-old Eddie, who has added to his home and school problems by becoming mute, and helps him stand up to a conservative minister and English teacher who is orchestrating a censorship challenge.

Ephron,Delia                                    Frankie in Pieces                         EPH YA

When fifteen-year-old Frannie's father dies, only a mysterious jigsaw puzzle that he leaves behind can help her come to terms with his death.

Fleishman, Paul                      Whirlgig                                                          Fle YA

While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he causes, sixteen-year-old Brian finds forgiveness and atonement.

Levithan,David                                             Love is the Higher Law          LEV YA

Three New York City teens express their reactions to the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and its impact on their lives and the world

Marsh, Katherine                                   The Night Tourist                              MAR YA

After fourteen-year-old classics prodigy Jack Perdu has a near fatal accident he meets Euri, a young ghost who introduces him to New York's Underworld, where those who died in New York reside until they are ready to move on, and Jack vows to find his dead mother there.

Mazer, Norma Fox    After the rain                                      Fox YA

After discovering her grandfather is dying, fifteen-year-old Rachel gets to know him better than ever before and finds the experience bittersweet.

Qualey,Marsha                                        Just Like That                              QUA YA

A tragic accident ending with the death of two people her own age changes life forever for an eighteen-year-old woman.

Schmidt, Gary D.                                        Trouble                                             SCH YA

Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and reveals troubles that predate the accident

Smith, Emily Wing                              The Way He Lived                                        SMI YA

Joel Espen could never be who he really was in the small town of Haven. Still, there was always something different about him. Sixteen years old. Green eyes that could see right into your heart. A selfless need to save people. Even the way he died reflected the way he lived: helping others. But how are you supposed to just go on living like normal after suddenly losing your brother . . . your best friend . . . your first love?

As the six teens who were closest to Joel try to find the meaning behind his death, they begin to realize that tragedy can sometimes set you free—by revealing who you truly are.

Weinheimer, Beckie                              Converting Kate                                   WEI YA

After moving from Arizona to Maine, sixteen-year-old Kate tries to recover from her father's death as she resists her mother's dogmatic religious beliefs and attempts to find a new direction to her life.

Zevin, Gabriella                     Elsewhere                                                       Zev YA

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."