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81) A traveler's guide to the afterlife: traditions and beliefs on death, dying, and what lies beyond
Author
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
ix, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A grand survey of the world's death and afterlife traditions throughout history"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Entering the afterlife due to a hit and run accident, a successful author learns she can observe the earthly lives of her nearly grown children and is also permitted three "nudges" to alter the outcome of events.
Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. In the Beyond, she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A searing satire set amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war. Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida--war photographer, gambler, and closet queen--has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts...
Author
Series
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
183 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After crossing the bridge into the afterlife, a place called Here where the time is always Now, Riley's existence continues in much the same way as when she was alive until she is given the job of Soul Catcher and, together with her teacher Bodhi, returns to earth for her first assignment, a ghost called the Radiant Boy who has been haunting an English castle for centuries and resisted all previous attempts to get him across the bridge.
85) Whisper
Author
Series
Riley Bloom series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
This time, Riley might really have bitten off more than she's ready for. After practically begging the Council for a more challenging Soul Catch, she is assigned an actual Roman gladiator, Theocoles, the Pillar of Doom. To get through to him, she is transformed into the beautiful and mature teen she's always wanted to be. With a dream this enchanting, will she ever want to leave?
86) Tunnel vision
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Awakening from a months-long coma speaking the Lord's Prayer in the original Aramaic, twenty-five-year-old Zack Kashian inadvertently triggers media and religious frenzies before he is hired by a secret neuroscience group that researches near-death experiences.
87) Underworld
Author
Series
Abandon trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Hayden, a death deity, takes seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera back to the Underworld against her will to keep her safe from the Furies, but her family is still at risk and she, herself, may never escape his captivity.
Author
Series
Riley Bloom series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Riley, dead at age twelve and now a Soul Catcher, works with her teacher Bodhi to help Rebecca, the daughter of a former plantation owner who, furious about being murdered during a 1733 slave revolt, is keeping those who died with her from crossing over.
Author
Publisher
Casscom Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (ca. 6.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
Español
Description
Ninety minutes after dying in a car wreck and ascending to heaven, Dan Piper miraculously returned to life on earth. His faith in God was severely tested as he faced an uncertain and grueling recovery. The experience dramatically changed Piper's life. Now he shares his story, encouraging those who are recovering from serious injuries and dealing with the loss of a loved one.
90) Afterlove
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful, all-encompassing YA love story, a girl who becomes a grim reaper must figure out what the future holds--especially when it comes to the girlfriend she left behind. When Ashana Persaud meets Poppy Morgan on a school trip, she's sure it's too good to be true. Ash has never had much luck with girls, but Poppy proves different. Coffee dates turn to museum trips until, soon, the two girls can see a future together--one that's seemingly...
Publisher
FUNimation Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Edition
Special uncut edition
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (620 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
"From cutting classes to brawling in the streets, Yusuke Urameshi is not your typical role model. In fact, this kid's nothing more than a fourteen-year-old delinquent with a talent for trouble. But in a single selfless act Yusuke dies while saving another. For such noble sacrifice he is given a second chance at life, but it's to be a life far different than the one left behind. Now a Spirit Detective, the young man must track down demons and humans...
92) Femlandia
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be. Miranda Reynolds always thought she would rather die than live in Femlandia. But that was before the country sank into total economic collapse and her husband walked out in the harshest, most permanent way, leaving her and her sixteen-year-old...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true account and New York Times best-selling book comes the feature film adaption. Don Piper experienced love, joy and life like he₂d never known during the 90 minutes he was declared dead after a traffic accident. But when he finally wakes in the hospital, Heaven's bliss was replaced by excruciating pain and emotional turmoil. With the support of his family and community, Don clings to his faith and fights to recover the life he's lost....
94) Hotel Diablo
Author
Publisher
[Z2 COMICS]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Between Heaven and Hell lies a waystation for the soul--a place where your deeds in life are the keys to your eternity in the afterlife--at the Hotel Diablo. And it's Lydia Lopez's first night behind the front desk. Every guest's got a story to tell and a lesson to learn... Co-written by film and music superstar Machine Gun Kelly with Eliot Rahal (Knock Em Dead) and Ryan Cady (Future State: Green Lantern). Art by Martin Morazzo (Ice Cream Man), Victor...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Dawn Edelstein is on a plane when she is told to prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, there is her husband, Brian, their beloved daughter, and her...
Author
Series
Five people you meet in Heaven volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's heavenly reunion with Annie--the little girl he saved on earth--in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect. Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving...
Author
Series
Last Finestra volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dante and Alessa face their most daunting challenge yet when the Gods demand they prove their worth by choosing the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity, once and for all.
Six months after saving their island from destruction and almost losing Dante, Alessa is ready to live happily ever after with her former bodyguard. But Dante can't rest, haunted by a conviction that the gods aren't finished with them yet. And without his powers, the next kiss from...
98) Let me lie
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the newest psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You, Clare Mackintosh brings us a gripping story about how those who love us never really leave us... Two years ago, Tom and Caroline Johnson committed suicide, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their adult daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents' deaths, unable to comprehend why they chose to end their lives....
99) Rainbow Bridge
Author
Publisher
Seismic Press, an imprint of Aftershock
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Andy's parents rescued Rocket when Andy was just a toddler, and they grew up together, with Rocket serving as Andy's guardian through every one of childhood's ups and downs. So when Rocket passes away right before Andy's 14th birthday, he's rudderless. High school is coming soon and he can't imagine making that transition without Rocket at his side. The day before school starts, when Andy is at his lowest, he visits Rocket's grave, and unexpectedly...
100) Hangman's crossing
Author
Series
Embassy of the dead volume 2
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In return for helping Stiffkey the ghost pass into the Afterworld, Jake Green has been awarded an official position at the Embassy of the Dead, a job he didn't ask for and, to be honest, doesn't necessarily want. But saying no to the Embassy isn't really an option, so now Jake must journey even deeper into the mysterious world of ghosts. What should be a routine Undoing takes a turn when Jake overhears a plot to destroy the very fabric between the...
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