Fifteenth Annual Reading Rainbow Contest

Sadness Goes Away

Introduction
I made this book for people that have lost a great friend or family member. One year ago, when I was eight, there was a terrible fire and I lost three very important people in my life. I hope this book will help your sadness go away. In this book, I am giving you tips on things you can do to help you so that you aren’t so sad.

How I Felt
At first, it was so hard for me to believe that I lost three special people in a fire. I couldn’t understand how this could happen and I didn’t understand why this could happen to such good people. I kept saying, “They didn’t do anything wrong. Why did this have to happen to them?”
Beth MacDonald was the assistant teacher in my third grade class. Molly was in 5th grade and was friends with my sister. Jenny was in third grade. They died early Easter morning in a fire. I was so sad I couldn’t stop crying.




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