Barney was a cat. He died last Friday. And everyone was sad. They did what most people do when a cat they like dies. They had a funeral. And then they tried to think of good things about him. They wan
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Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money! He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-t
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The Bestselling Classic on Love, Loss, and Letting GoIn Necessary Losses, JudithViorst turns her considerable talents to a serious and far-reaching subject: how we grow and change through the losses
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My cat Barney died this Friday. I was very sad. My mother said we could have a funeral for him, and I should think of ten good things about Barney so I could tell them... But the small boy who loved B
Although marriage is for grown-ups, very few of us are grown up when we marry. Here, the bestselling author of Suddenly Sixty and Necessary Losses presents her life-affirming perspective on the joys,
In her remarkable national bestseller, Necessary Losses, JudithViorst explored how we are shaped by the various losses we experience throughout our lives. Now, in her wise and perceptive new book, Im
