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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)
242 books — 119 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
334 books — 61 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

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
625 books — 47 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
246 books — 45 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
864 books — 42 voters
Feeling Left Behind by Kim MurdockCome As You Are by G. Scott GrahamLove Me Back to Life by Elle G. MrazGrief Survival Toolkit by J.C. GraceHeal My Broken Heart by Elle G. Mraz
Dealing with the Loss of a Spouse
53 books — 37 voters

Sonny's Blues by James BaldwinEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom RobbinsReservation Blues by Sherman AlexieHow Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues? by Barthe DeClementsLady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
The Blues
510 books — 36 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
74 books — 33 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
119 books — 29 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
33 books — 17 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
38 books — 11 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
85 books — 10 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
16 books — 9 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.
14 books — 9 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyThe Dilemma by B.A. ParisMort by Terry Pratchett
Books that focus on Death!
21 books — 9 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyNo Longer Human by Osamu DazaiFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Alienation, isolation and melancholy
30 books — 7 voters

Inexhaustible Life of Chaos by Robert M LevasseurForest of Noise by Mosab Abu TohaEmotional Colors by Marve HendryOil Spill by Dylan SaucedoMy Blind Lover by Celeste M. Packer
Beautiful Poetry Books About Hard Feelings
12 books — 4 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 StewartBecause I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
Books About Facing Death And Terminal Illness
58 books — 4 voters

The Wedding War by Liz TalleyBlood Born by Jerry Hunter Oliveira JrWriting IT - Novel, Plot, Characters by Ed AdamsElizabeth's Mountain by Lucille GuarinoThe Stand-In by Lily Chu
The Lab's List of Recommendations
97 books — 4 voters
December by Linda Oatman HighThe Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiereHappy Holidays, Jessi by Ann M. MartinThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
Tragic Christmas Stories
57 books — 3 voters

My Blind Lover by Celeste M. PackerThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneForest of Noise by Mosab Abu TohaThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Tragic Poems and Sad Poetry Collections
20 books — 3 voters
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce1984 by George Orwell
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
102 books — 3 voters

Grendel by John GardnerThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part II
35 books — 3 voters
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanSaikano by Shin TakahashiThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneFrom Hell by Alan MooreCerebus, Vol. 16 by Dave Sim
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
51 books — 3 voters

Strangers by Taichi YamadaWhen Haru Was Here by Dustin ThaoYou've Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoThe Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price by Jennifer MaschariTin Man by Sarah Winman
"All of Us Strangers" Read-Alikes
32 books — 1 voter
Heaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanAlmond by Sohn Won-PyungA cabeça do santo by Socorro AcioliWhere the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
when you want to feel something
16 books — 1 voter

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