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loss and grief

Books about loss and grief for readers of all ages.

Cover of How to tend a grave

How to tend a grave

Jocelyn Shipley

Ages 14–18loss and grieffamily

Cover of The teacher's funeral

The teacher's funeral

Richard Peck

Ages 12–15coming of agefamily

Cover of Marvin and the meanest girl

Marvin and the meanest girl

Suzy Kline

Ages 7–11bullying and teasingempathy

Cover of Farfalla

Farfalla

Vanita Oelschlager

Ages 4–8naturefriendship

Cover of Mayday

Mayday

Jonathan Friesen

Ages 11–16sisterhoodhope

Cover of Invisible fault lines

Invisible fault lines

Kristen-Paige Madonia

Ages 12–18family secretstime travel

Cover of The Elementals

The Elementals

Saundra Mitchell

Ages 12–16friendshipfamily

Cover of The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

Norma Fox Mazer

Ages 13–18family bondsloss and grief

Cover of The life of glass

The life of glass

Jillian Cantor

Ages 10–14loss and grieffamily relationships

Cover of Dodger

Dodger

Libby Gleeson

Ages 7–12loss and griefpet and companionship

Cover of Somewhere between life and death

Somewhere between life and death

Lurlene McDaniel

Ages 13–18family bondsloss and grief

Cover of Pip and the edge of heaven

Pip and the edge of heaven

Elizabeth Liddle

Ages 5–10heavenspirituality

Cover of After Tupac and D Foster

After Tupac and D Foster

Jacqueline Woodson, Susan Spain

Ages 13–18friendshipidentity

Cover of Lost & found

Lost & found

Shaun Tan

Ages 6–14loss and griefmemory

Cover of What We Lost

What We Lost

Sara Zarr

Ages 12–18loss and grieffamily relationships

Cover of The house of lost and found

The house of lost and found

Martin Widmark

Ages 7–12friendshiploss and grief

Cover of Kip Campbell's gift

Kip Campbell's gift

Coleen Paratore

Ages 10–14familyloss and grief

Cover of I Can't Believe They're Gone French Edition

I Can't Believe They're Gone French Edition

Karen Brough, Hiruni Kariyawasam

Ages 5–10loss and grieffamily

Cover of Life on hold

Life on hold

Karen McQuestion

Ages 13–18moving and changeloss and grief

Cover of When a hero dies

When a hero dies

Anne E. Schraff

Ages 12–16loss and grieffriendship

Cover of Always remember

Always remember

Cece Meng

Ages 4–8loss and griefmemory

Cover of Waiting to sing

Waiting to sing

Howard Kaplan

Ages 8–14loss and griefmother-child bond

Cover of Lost in the Storm

Lost in the Storm

Carol Carrick, Donald Carrick

Ages 5–9loss and griefloyalty

Cover of Remembering Pets

Remembering Pets

Gina Dalpra-Berman

Ages 5–10loss and griefpet companionship