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healing

Books about healing for readers of all ages.

Cover of Three Chords and a Beat

Three Chords and a Beat

Chris Everheart

Ages 10–16griefbrotherhood

Cover of Beginning of After

Beginning of After

Jennifer Castle

Ages 13–18griefloss

Cover of Dragon healer

Dragon healer

Lucy Coats

Ages 8–12heroismhealing

Cover of Some of the parts

Some of the parts

Hannah Barnaby

Ages 9–14grieffamily

Cover of The bone dragon

The bone dragon

Alexia Casale

Ages 12–17resiliencehealing

Cover of Another Miserable Love Song

Another Miserable Love Song

Brooke Carter

Ages 13–18grief and lossmusic and self-expression

Cover of Things we know by heart

Things we know by heart

Jessi Kirby

Ages 14–18grief and losslove and connection

Cover of One of those hideous books where the mother dies

One of those hideous books where the mother dies

Sonya Sones

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of Shelby's secret

Shelby's secret

Donald Adrian Hall

Ages 4–8safetycourage

Cover of From the Lands of the Night

From the Lands of the Night

Tololwa Mollel, Darrell McCalla

Ages 4–9familysiblings

Cover of Kate, the ghost dog

Kate, the ghost dog

Wayne L. Wilson

Ages 5–10death and grieffamily

Cover of One of the survivors

One of the survivors

Susan Shaw

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of The healer of Harrow Point

The healer of Harrow Point

Peter Walpole

Ages 9–14animal welfarehealing

Cover of Secret Valley

Secret Valley

Brian Paterson

Ages 4–8natureadventure

Cover of Mimi, the story of Norman Rockwell's "Doctor and doll"

Mimi, the story of Norman Rockwell's "Doctor and doll"

Mary Moline

Ages 4–8compassioncaregiving

Cover of When Happiness Had a Holiday : Supporting Children to Re-Build Positive Family Relationships

When Happiness Had a Holiday : Supporting Children to Re-Build Positive Family Relationships

Maeve McColgan

Ages 6–12family relationshipsemotional resilience

Cover of The five stages of Andrew Brawley

The five stages of Andrew Brawley

Shaun David Hutchinson

Ages 14–18griefloss

Cover of Breaking Free (Heartland #3)

Breaking Free (Heartland #3)

Lauren Brooke

Ages 10–16horseshealing

Cover of Some of the pieces

Some of the pieces

Melissa Madenski

Ages 8–12griefloss

Cover of Strawberry Mountain

Strawberry Mountain

Birdie L. Etchison

Ages 8–13foster carefaith

Cover of The Grandma cure

The Grandma cure

Pamela Mayer

Ages 4–8familygrandparents

Cover of John's Book

John's Book

Jill Fuller

Ages 7–12bereavementfamily

Cover of The house of lost and found

The house of lost and found

Martin Widmark

Ages 7–12friendshiploss and grief

Cover of Chasing shadows

Chasing shadows

Swati Avasthi

Ages 13–18griefloss