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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
YA Death & Dying Books
233 books — 291 voters
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisA Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books About Grief
351 books — 265 voters

How to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarThe Power of Shamanism and Energy Medicine by Sheldon ShalleyHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertLove Is Stronger Than Death by Stanley M. Giannet
Healing Care Resources
242 books — 240 voters
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
52 Book Club 2024: #14 A Grieving Character
450 books — 221 voters

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCompetitive Grieving by Nora ZelevanskyBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonWithout MAlice by Amesbury Clarke
Best Books About Grief and Grieving
283 books — 202 voters
Lost and Found by Jennifer Bryan YarbroughThe Living Memories Project by Meryl AinCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamThe Cost of Hope by Amanda BennettDon't Cry, Pappa by Gunnar E. Skollingsberg
Recovering from Grief and Loss
159 books — 175 voters

Night Stars and Mourning Doves by Margo HoornstraDream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsThe Gamble by Kristen AshleySarah's Child by Linda HowardTen Good Reasons by Lauren Christopher
Widowers: A Man who Loved Can Love Again
305 books — 161 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionFeeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisAn Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
Memoirs About Grief
179 books — 150 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Monster Calls by Patrick NessWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Best Children's Books About Death
195 books — 139 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The kid(s) die! (another cautionary list)
242 books — 119 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Losing Someone - Grief-themed Books in Young Adult Fiction
132 books — 114 voters
After Ben by Con RileyFaith & Fidelity by Tere MichaelsDark Horse by Kate SherwoodCut & Run by Madeleine UrbanCop Out by K.C. Burn
Gay Romance Featuring a Grieving Main Character (MC)
317 books — 108 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
ATY 2020 - A Book with an Emotion in the Title
622 books — 108 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakStiff by Mary RoachCome As You Are by G. Scott Graham
Death - Fiction and Non-Fiction
227 books — 90 voters

The Syrian Virgin by Zack LoveAntique Dreams by Rhonda ReneeResist Me by A.O. PeartAbby by Verna ClayReclaim Me by A.O. Peart
Grief and Healing in the Romance Novel
103 books — 81 voters
I Was a Foster Carer by Adrian HawkesThe Whole Shebang by James Van LaanCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerNotes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Grief Themed Memoirs and Creative Nonfictions
43 books — 67 voters

Come As You Are by G. Scott GrahamGray Street by Annie WoodAnxiety by Danny WinterI Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy KrauseExpecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute
Books that deal with death in an inspiring way
73 books — 66 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsRebecca by Daphne du MaurierGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Death of a Parent in Fiction
410 books — 59 voters

Without MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamAnxiety by Danny WinterExpecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie ChuteNo Pressure, No Diamonds by Teri A. Dillion
Grief Healing- Death, Loss, and Moving On
47 books — 51 voters
Come As You Are by G. Scott GrahamThe Great Big Ark in the Sky by Liz Ballard HammFeeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockNo Pressure, No Diamonds by Teri A. DillionIn Your Hour Of Grief by Jocelyn Soriano
Death and Grief
51 books — 50 voters

Paper Towns by John GreenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Missing persons/disappearance/absence
204 books — 50 voters
The Parrot's Tale by Miller CaldwellGoodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley CoriellBetter by Carey HeywoodThe F-It List by Julie HalpernSince You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
The Bucket List
45 books — 49 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyEthereal by Phillip BainbridgePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Emotions in Titles
853 books — 47 voters
The Manifestation Frequency by Roy WaughCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryDeep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Almost Broken Mind by Benjoy Brown
Reading Well for Mental Health
58 books — 39 voters

Come As You Are by G. Scott GrahamAnxiety by Danny WinterExpecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie ChuteGoing Home by Jon KatzFeeling Left Behind by Kim Murdock
Supporting Those Who Have Lost Someone
46 books — 36 voters
Come As You Are by G. Scott GrahamFeeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockAnxiety by Danny WinterIn Your Hour Of Grief by Jocelyn SorianoGoing Home by Jon Katz
Grief & Loss
27 books — 34 voters

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. AndersonA Monster Calls by Patrick NessBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. AndersonGhost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons
Healing Through Fantasy
34 books — 28 voters
Faith & Funnies by Robert D Dean30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Widow Chose Red? by Rachel Kerr SchneiderSmall-Town Chaos by L. FochtLanded by Jennifer Lang
Inspiring Memoirs About Love, Faith, and Resilience
10 books — 25 voters

Faith & Funnies by Robert D Dean30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Three O’Clock Calls by Tom SmithBUILT BACK BOLD by Craig StrattonTell Them About Me by Maria Eva Jacobs
Memoirs About Finding Faith in Tragedy
7 books — 25 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenStar Girl by Jerry SpinelliThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAllegiant by Veronica Roth
Disappearing Manic Pixie Dream Character
26 books — 23 voters

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