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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
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

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesHelping the Retarded to Know God by Hans R. HahnThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneHow to Pick Up Women by Eric WeberHow to Avoid Huge Ships by John W. Trimmer
Do Not Read Book List
335 books — 64 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonA Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Fiction Books About Grief, Death and Loss
259 books — 58 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books with a Sad Ending
84 books — 56 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
869 books — 51 voters

Come As You Are by G. Scott GrahamFeeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockLiving after Loss by Charlie KnightNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerLove Me Back to Life by Elle G. Mraz
Dealing with the Loss of a Spouse
61 books — 50 voters
Blubber by Judy BlumeTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall SmithRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonTrail of Tears by John Ehle
Tearful Titles
627 books — 47 voters

Sonny's Blues by James BaldwinEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom RobbinsLady Sings the Blues by Billie HolidayReservation Blues by Sherman AlexieDelta Blues by Ted Gioia
The Blues
515 books — 38 voters
Empath Empowerment in 30 Days by Rose RosetreeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Master Empath by Rose RosetreeThe Empowered Empath by Rose RosetreeShe Who Rose From Ashes by Sita Bennett
Best Books For Empaths
78 books — 37 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Thing About Jellyfish by Ali BenjaminOlive's Ocean by Kevin HenkesA Taste of Blackberries by Doris Buchanan SmithMick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
Death of a Child in Middle Grade Fiction
124 books — 33 voters
Dazzled by Darkness by Erica MilesClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Bittersweet Love Stories
34 books — 18 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBullet Holes by Norrin M. RipsmanPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyThe Dilemma by B.A. Paris
Books that focus on Death!
23 books — 13 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Dramatic Fiction
39 books — 12 voters

Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael RosenWhen Sadness is at Your Door by Eva ElandLuna's Red Hat by Emmi SmidThe Red Tree by Shaun TanLucky G and the Melancholy Quokka by Amy Wilinski-Lyman
Best Books about Depression for Young Children.
15 books — 10 voters
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloSome Kind of Happiness by Claire LegrandRuby on the Outside by Nora Raleigh BaskinMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Kids needs sad books
84 books — 9 voters

Just Like Animals by Hettie IversGreen Darkness by Anya SetonSuccubus Blues by Richelle MeadThe Dream Dilemma by Lloyd A. GreenAn Enchanting Time by Virginia Aird
Bittersweet Paranormal Stories
15 books — 8 voters
Inexhaustible Life of Chaos by Robert M LevasseurForest of Noise by Mosab Abu TohaNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerThe Aftermath by Pamela JoyLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri Hemer
Beautiful Poetry Books About Hard Feelings
16 books — 7 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNo Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Alienation, isolation and melancholy
30 books — 6 voters
I died for beauty, but was scarce by Emily DickinsonSoul Support by Joan Paddock MaxwellNow You See the Sky by Catharine H. MurrayCarrying the Tiger by Tony StewartThe Inner Citadel by Noel-Smith, Mike
Books About Facing Death And Terminal Illness
61 books — 6 voters

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
103 books — 6 voters
Tout a commencé dans un centre commercial by Léonce JATCHEThe Wedding War by Liz TalleyNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. Warner11th Hour Awakening by AnamikosThe Stand-In by Lily Chu
The Lab's List of Recommendations
97 books — 5 voters

My Blind Lover by Celeste M. PackerThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Aftermath by Pamela JoyThe Foundlings and the Fisherman from Tumby by Phillip Leighton-DalyForest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha
Tragic Poems and Sad Poetry Collections
22 books — 4 voters
Grendel by John GardnerThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerThe Foundlings and the Fisherman from Tumby by Phillip Leighton-DalyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part II
37 books — 4 voters

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanSaikano by Shin TakahashiLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerThe Foundlings and the Fisherman from Tumby by Phillip Leighton-DalyFrom Hell by Alan Moore
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
52 books — 4 voters
Strangers by Taichi YamadaNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerAugust by Ian HanesWhen Haru Was Here by Dustin ThaoYou've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
"All of Us Strangers" Read-Alikes
36 books — 3 voters

December by Linda Oatman HighThe Christmas Appeal by Janice HallettThe Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiereHappy Holidays, Jessi by Ann M. MartinThe Foundlings and the Fisherman from Tumby by Phillip Leighton-Daly
Tragic Christmas Stories
57 books — 3 voters
Heaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGolden Lily - 10 Years On by Lijia XuAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanGolden Lily by Lijia XuAlmond by Sohn Won-Pyung
when you want to feel something
18 books — 2 voters

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