Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, TearJerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid

5 best books like Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, TearJerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid (Russ Kick): The Darkest Part of the Forest, The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane, The Most Dangerous Game, The 100 Best Poems of All Time, Monsters You Should Know: (Book about Monsters, Monster Book for Kids)

The Darkest Part of the Forest

Author	Holly Black
ISBN	0316213071

Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for.

Hazel lives...

The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane

Author

Julia Nobel

Emmy's dad disappeared years ago, and with her mother too busy to parent, she's shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England. But right before she leaves, a mysterious box arrives full of medallions and a note reading: These belonged to your father.

Just as she's settling...

The Most Dangerous Game

Author	Richard Connell
ISBN	1599869691

A Goodreads Pop Quiz:

QUESTION: What do Gilligan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Homer Simpson and this Star Trek alien** have in common?


ANSWER (select the one that best applies):

1. None of them could act their way out of a puff of smoke.

2. They all starred in adaptations...

The 100 Best Poems of All Time

Author	Leslie Pockell
ISBN	0446676810

Some great poetry; I tried to read one or two to start off each day. Two new favorites:

Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night - Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise...

Monsters You Should Know: (Book about Monsters, Monster Book for Kids)

Author

Emma SanCartier

Meet the world's most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of 17 monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater...