I just graduated from high school I feel we had a curse on my class. Six people died. The worst was Shannon, my best friend. She was free-spirited, the last person you"d expect to die. One day she"s great. The next day she"s dead. I wasn"t prepared for it. -- Leticia, age 17 Death Is Hard To Live With Through interviews with teenagers who have experienced the death of a friend or relative, Janet Bode explores ways of making peace with the shock, guilt, and tragedy of death. Young adults who feel defeated can learn through these examples and, by reading what worked tor their peers, discover that they, too, can find a way to cope.