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death and grief

Books about death and grief for readers of all ages.

Cover of Anna's heaven

Anna's heaven

Stian Hole

Ages 5–10death and grieffather-daughter relationship

Cover of The edge of falling

The edge of falling

Rebecca Serle

Ages 13–18death and grieffamily bonds

Cover of Cloud 9

Cloud 9

Alex Campbell

Ages 13–18death and griefjournalism and truth

Cover of Lucky few

Lucky few

Kathryn Ormsbee

Ages 13–18friendshipdeath and grief

Cover of Gold in the Garden

Gold in the Garden

Dorothy Lilja Harrison

Ages 10–14death and grieffaith and spirituality

Cover of Gone from these woods

Gone from these woods

Donny Bailey Seagraves

Ages 11–16death and griefguilt and responsibility

Cover of Kate, the ghost dog

Kate, the ghost dog

Wayne L. Wilson

Ages 5–10death and grieffamily

Cover of God, the universe, and hot fudge sundaes

God, the universe, and hot fudge sundaes

Norma Howe

Ages 10–14friendshipdeath and grief

Cover of Stone water

Stone water

Barbara Snow Gilbert

Ages 12–18familydeath and grief

Cover of Belle Pruitt

Belle Pruitt

Vera Cleaver

Ages 10–14family relationshipsdeath and grief

Cover of The smell of old lady perfume

The smell of old lady perfume

Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

Ages 10–14familydeath and grief

Cover of Marly's Ghost

Marly's Ghost

David Levithan

Ages 12–16death and grieflove and connection

Cover of Each little bird that sings

Each little bird that sings

Deborah Wiles

Ages 10–14death and grieffamily

Cover of Looking For Bapu

Looking For Bapu

Anjali Banerjee

Ages 9–14death and grieffamily

Cover of A begonia for Miss Applebaum

A begonia for Miss Applebaum

Paul Zindel

Ages 10–14death and griefteacher-student relationships

Cover of What's heaven?

What's heaven?

Maria Shriver

Ages 4–8death and grieffamily

Cover of Remembering Raquel

Remembering Raquel

Vivian Vande Velde

Ages 13–18death and griefmemory

Cover of The Mulberry Music

The Mulberry Music

Doris Orgel

Ages 8–12death and grieffamily

Cover of The two worlds of Coral Harper

The two worlds of Coral Harper

Gillian Leigh Tarlton

Ages 10–14death and grieffamily relationships

Cover of Drawing the ocean

Drawing the ocean

Carolyn MacCullough

Ages 10–14death and griefsibling relationships

Cover of Waking

Waking

Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry

Ages 13–18death and griefself-discovery

Cover of Ghost wings

Ghost wings

Barbara M. Joosse

Ages 5–10death and grieffamily relationships

Cover of Kelly and me

Kelly and me

Carol Lynch Williams

Ages 9–13family relationshipsdeath and grief

Cover of Gratefully yours

Gratefully yours

Jane Buchanan

Ages 10–14death and grieffamily