death
— After her beloved Siamese cat Silver Blue dies in a car accident, a girl rejects a replacement kitten until one cold night when the kitten's comfort helps her accept loss...
— A girl encounters a bear while riding her pony, watches in horror as a neighbor shoots it, and struggles with anger and grief over the senseless killing.
— A Cambodian child recounts surviving the Khmer Rouge regime, forced labor camps, dangerous escape attempts, and eventual journey to freedom in America.
— A Vietnamese girl recounts her family's escape by boat, surviving storms and death at sea, through refugee camps in Malaysia and Indonesia, to finally reach America.
— A boy secretly rides a magical winged sheep that flies to heaven, then falls and transforms grotesquely before dying.