Heavy Medal
Tag: Loss
Book Review: The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
Strong contender here for my top read of 2023. A stunning read.
There’s No Right Way to Do Grief, a guest post by Shideh Etaat
Rana Joon and the One and Only Now, my debut YA novel, was never meant to be about grief, but sometimes life has different plans in store for us than what we can imagine.
Why Sad Books are Vital in Kidlit, a guest post by Cassandra Newbould
I write books about grief not to make the reader sad, I write them to give readers a safe space to heal.
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SPELL BOUND and Processing Grief, a guest post by F. T. Lukens
Grief is weird. It’s hard. It’s a process.
The Key is Self-love: Powerful Transitions in YA Books, a guest post by Charlene Allen
Transitions are tough, and they never stop coming. It’s a good thing we have great books to help us through them.
Bringing Grief Out of the Shadows, a guest post by Megan Paasch
I didn’t originally intend to write a book about grief. But then, my father died.
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Every Rectangular Panel is One Little Moment: How Comics Helped Me Cope with Grief, a guest post by Will Betke-Brunswick
The themes of my graphic memoir A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings are art, memory, love, math, growing up, puzzles, gender, death, and family. These are all big life topics (except maybe puzzles) and the only way I can understand them is through specific moments.
Book Review: A Pros and Cons List For Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick
A moving read for when you want to dig down into the sadness.
What We Carry in Our Guts, a guest post by Lindsey Stoddard
THE REAL DEAL is a story about grief and coping and hope. It’s a story about connections, the ones we refuse to give up and the new ones we are brave enough to create. It’s an ode to the things that bring us joy.
Why I Write Middle Grade with Grownups in Mind, too, a guest post by Emily Barth Isler
Getting comfortable with discomfort is a lifelong lesson we're all working on. Just because the main characters of a book are middle grade age doesn't mean older people can't get something from the story.
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