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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
394 books — 366 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
242 books — 319 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 NajjarWhisper Their Names by Jennifer HarrisEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Healing Care Resources
276 books — 296 voters
Walk On by Stephen PanusWhisper Their Names by Jennifer HarrisLittle Ships by Sandra J. ScofieldThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books About Grief and Grieving
315 books — 278 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
454 books — 226 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
191 books — 217 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
196 books — 193 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
312 books — 168 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
204 books — 146 voters
Looking for Alaska by John GreenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanJay by W. Royce AdamsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherAll the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Losing Someone - Grief-themed Books in Young Adult Fiction
141 books — 136 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)
245 books — 122 voters
Cold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakStiff by Mary Roach
Death - Fiction and Non-Fiction
238 books — 111 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)
318 books — 109 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
623 books — 109 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
82 books — 99 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
110 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
56 books — 81 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
59 books — 81 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
49 books — 79 voters
Walk On by Stephen PanusFaith & Funnies by Robert D. DeanLucky by Scott NelsonCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary Kurz30 Years Behind Bars by Karen Gedney
Inspiring Memoirs About Love, Faith, and Resilience
34 books — 70 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 — 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
416 books — 65 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
43 books — 64 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
213 books — 60 voters

Faith & Funnies by Robert D. DeanCold Noses At The Pearly Gates by Gary KurzLosing Mom by Peggy Ottman30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Biomimicry Revolution by Henry Dicks
Memoirs About Finding Faith in Tragedy
25 books — 59 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
98 books — 50 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
865 books — 46 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
57 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
38 books — 32 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
28 books — 25 voters

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