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Award winning video series! Viewers watch as a family deals with the aftermaths of suicide Duration: 21 minutes Grades: 7-12 This DVD is part of the Maple Ave DVD series, as seen on PBS. After a year and a half, Tanya and her family are still trying to cope with the suicide of her older brother. During this time, Tanya has been coping by helping others, but gradually this proves not to be enough, and she turns to drinking to ease her pain (in between haunting dreams about her dead brother). Ultimately, things get out of control and her best friend, Jenny, intervenes to get her friend some much-needed help. 21 minutes, Leader’s Guide available online.AWARDS:Honorable Mention Award (Columbus International Film Festival) (2006)Silver Remi Award (41st WorldFest-Houston Int’l Film Festival) (2008)