RIP Corey: My Friend Died and It Sucks! - Hardcover

Buchanan, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798987980729

Publisher: Level Up Books, 2023

Synopsis

WINNER Outstanding Fiction, IAN Book of the Year Awards

WINNER Bronze medal, Fiction Graphic Novel/Comic, Readers Favorite
 
DEATH is part of life. Let's PREPARE our young people...ALL of them.
 

• Self-help in the form of a GRAPHIC NOVEL
• Readers of all abilities - highly visual, 1st grade reading level
• 15-minute read 

Based an a TRUE STORY, high school senior, Sam, who is grieving the unexpected death of their best friend, Corey, following his 50 day hospital stay, must now find a way through their new reality.

Start difficult conversations
 
 **** SYMPATHY GIFT ***    Prepare for upcoming loss (anticipatory grief) ***

• Nearly 70% of teachers have at least 1 grieving student in their classroom.
• 92% of educators say childhood grief is a serious problem that deserves more attention in the classroom. 
• Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
• School Counselors
• Mental Health Counselors
• Social Workers
• Hospice Workers
• Grief Workers
• Clergy
• Hospitals
• Gift Shops
• Parenting Special Needs
• Parenting Neurodiverse

 
IDEAL for:

•   reluctant readers
• struggling readers
• English Language Learners (ELL)
• Different abilities, special education,
• Autism spectrum, Asperger's (Aspies),
• Dyslexia,
• Learning impaired, developmental delay (developmental disability)
• Non-speaking (nonverbal) language impairment.

1 in 5 children will experience the death of someone close to them by age 18
1 in 12 will lose a parent or sibling by age 18

About this title

About the Author

Chris Buchanan, MA, CCC-SLP is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist in private practice in Federal Way, Washington. Helping children and teenagers with special needs connect with their friends and families for over 24 years has been a privilege and a joy. She has vast experience explaining complex ideas in simple ways. She knows what kids love and is passionate about creating books that children of all abilities can access to enjoy life, connect with people around them, and reach ever higher.

Edition details

• Publisher: Level Up Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798987980729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ingram-Patel Emily
• Number of pages: 52
• Editor: Hughes Susan