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How Learning to Say Goodbye Taught Me How to Live by Joffre McClungWalk On by Stephen PanusThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisA Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Best Books About Grief
404 books — 386 voters
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
241 books — 318 voters

Walk On by Stephen PanusWhisper Their Names by Jennifer HarrisLittle Ships by Sandra J. ScofieldThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionAugust by Ian Hanes
Best Books About Grief and Grieving
323 books — 300 voters
How to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarWhisper Their Names by Jennifer HarrisEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Power of Shamanism and Energy Medicine by Sheldon Shalley
Healing Care Resources
280 books — 291 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
453 books — 225 voters
Walk On by Stephen PanusLost and Found by Jennifer Bryan YarbroughThe Living Memories Project by Meryl AinCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzCome As You Are by G. Scott Graham
Recovering from Grief and Loss
198 books — 223 voters

Walk On by Stephen PanusWild by Cheryl StrayedThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionFeeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockA Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
Memoirs About Grief
206 books — 210 voters
Night Stars and Mourning Doves by Margo HoornstraDream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsTen Good Reasons by Lauren ChristopherThe Gamble by Kristen AshleySarah's Child by Linda Howard
Widowers: A Man who Loved Can Love Again
314 books — 170 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
205 books — 147 voters
Jay by W. Royce AdamsLooking for Alaska by John GreenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherAll the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Losing Someone - Grief-themed Books in Young Adult Fiction
140 books — 143 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)
244 books — 121 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakStiff by Mary Roach
Death - Fiction and Non-Fiction
241 books — 116 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

Walk On by Stephen PanusCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamGray Street by Annie WoodAnxiety by Danny Winter
Books that deal with death in an inspiring way
83 books — 98 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
112 books — 89 voters

I Was a Foster Carer by Adrian HawkesInvisible, Until I'm Not by Kathryn M.B. JohnsonCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamThe Whole Shebang by James Van LaanCrying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Best Grief Themed Memoirs and Creative Nonfictions
60 books — 88 voters
Walk On by Stephen PanusCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeAnxiety by Danny Winter
Grief Healing- Death, Loss, and Moving On
60 books — 85 voters

Walk On by Stephen PanusCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamThe Great Big Ark in the Sky by Liz Ballard HammFeeling Left Behind by Kim Murdock
Death and Grief
60 books — 81 voters
Walk On by Stephen PanusLucky by Scott NelsonFaith & Funnies by Robert D. DeanCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary Kurz30 Years Behind Bars by Karen Gedney
Inspiring Memoirs About Love, Faith, and Resilience
40 books — 80 voters

August by Ian HanesPaper Towns by John GreenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George Orwell
Missing persons/disappearance/absence
217 books — 73 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
417 books — 68 voters

Walk On by Stephen PanusCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamFeeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockAnxiety by Danny Winter
Grief & Loss
97 books — 68 voters
Walk On by Stephen PanusCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamAnxiety by Danny WinterExpecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute
Supporting Those Who Have Lost Someone
53 books — 65 voters

Faith & Funnies by Robert D. DeanLosing Mom by Peggy OttmanCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary Kurz30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyI Did Not Survive. I Just Refused To Stop. by MissFit Writes
Memoirs About Finding Faith in Tragedy
29 books — 65 voters
The Manifestation Frequency by Roy WaughCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryDeep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Girl with the Black and Blue Doll by Linda Summersea
Reading Well for Mental Health
101 books — 52 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnxiety by Danny Winter
Emotions in Titles
866 books — 47 voters
Goodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley CoriellThe F-It List by Julie HalpernSince You've Been Gone by Morgan MatsonWays to Live Forever by Sally NichollsSide Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
The Bucket List
58 books — 35 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. AndersonUnbroken Legacy by Corey S. Wolff
Healing Through Fantasy
38 books — 33 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
27 books — 24 voters

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