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Sadness & Grief

53 books about sadness & grief

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Format

Picture Books Early Readers Chapter Books Graphic Novels

Cover of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Graphic Novel

Tristan Strong #1

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Graphic Novel

Robert Venditti, Kwame Mbalia

Cover of The Crossover The Graphic Novel

The Crossover #1

The Crossover The Graphic Novel

Kwame Alexander

Cover of The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel

The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel

Cover of Making Scents

Cover of Darth Vader

Cover of I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005: a Graphic Novel

I Survived Graphic Novel #6

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005: a Graphic Novel

Cover of The Schoolchildren's Blizzard

The Schoolchildren's Blizzard

Donald B. Lemke

Cover of What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

Cover of Fetch-22

Cover of Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice

Cleopatra in Space #1

Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice

Cover of Sunny Side Up

Jennifer L. Holm

Cover of Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

Cover of No One Returns From the Enchanted Forest

No One Returns From the Enchanted Forest

Cover of Big Apple Diaries

Big Apple Diaries

Alyssa Bermudez

Cover of The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: a Graphic Memoir

The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: a Graphic Memoir

Cover of The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Graphic Horror #1

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Cover of Beowulf

Cover of The Renegades: Arctic Meltdown

The Renegades #1

The Renegades: Arctic Meltdown

Jeremy Brown, David Selby, Katy Jakeway

Cover of X-Men The Last Stand

X-Men The Last Stand

Cover of History Comics: The Challenger Disaster Tragedy in the Skies

History Comics: The Challenger Disaster Tragedy in the Skies

Pranas T. Naujokaitis

Cover of Friends Forever

Real Friends #3

Friends Forever

Cover of North for the Winter

North for the Winter

Cover of History Comics: The Great Depression From Hard Times to the New Deal

History Comics: The Great Depression From Hard Times to the New Deal

Cover of The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Kay Melchisedech Olson

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