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Everyone goes through a grieving stage in their lives. Lose of a loved one like a mother or just personal problems can cause a person to be upset and grieving. In the novel by Libby Hathorn, the main character Lara gives an example of the stages of grieving. And ....

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.... girl grieving over her mother’s death. Soon afterwards Lara meets a dog. She decides to call it because she thinks that it is a gift sent down by her mother. Lara is so happy that she can have one moment of happiness. “She had just met and somehow by caring about him meant she didn’t care about being by herself. She “was not really alone at all- was in her thoughts.” Lara can not handle her mother’s death so she tries to block out her grieving about her mother’s death. has entered her life and she can think happy thoughts and not feel alone and upset. When is with her she doesn’t need to car ....