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Sadness & Grief
2,144 books about sadness & grief
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Stargirl #1
Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
Ages 12–18
Froggy
Froggy's Birthday Wish
Jonathan London
Ages 4–11
The Memory String
Eve Bunting
Ages 4–11
Something Like #1
Something Like Summer
Jay Bell, Andreas Bell
Ages 14–18
September 11, 2001 Attack on New York City
Wilborn Hampton
Ages 4–11
Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice
Bryan Stevenson
Ages 12–18
The Trouble with Half a Moon
Danette Vigilante
Ages 9–13
The Bitter Side of Sweet #1
The Bitter Side of Sweet
Tara Sullivan
Ages 12–18
Cutters Don't Cry
Christine Dzidrums
Ages 12–18
N/A
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Michael Rosen
Ages 4–11
The Cloud Chamber
Joyce Maynard
Ages 10–14
Freaky Green Eyes
Joyce Carol Oates
Ages 12–18
Valentine to a Flying Mouse #1
Valentine to a Flying Mouse
Laura Hawkins
Ages 7–10
The Scarecrows
Robert Westall
Ages 10–14
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring
Angela Cervantes
Ages 8–11
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Jessica Gunderson
Ages 4–11
Beyond Words: What Wolves and Dogs Think and Feel
Carl Safina
Ages 4–11
Dogwood #2
Shadow Tree
Jodi Lynn
Ages 9–13
True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know)
Jimmy Gownley
Ages 4–11
The Story of Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
Ages 4–8
Stefan and Olga
Betsy Day
Ages 4–11
Fumiko and a Tokyo Tragedy A Great Kanto Earthquake Survival Story
Susan Griner
Ages 4–11
Jonathan #1
Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat
Philip C. Stead
Ages 4–11
Long Spikes: A Story
Jim Arnosky
Ages 4–11
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