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love and connection

Books about love and connection for readers of all ages.

Cover of Dear Sammie

Dear Sammie

Patricia Friedberg, Adrienne Friedberg

Ages 5–10divorcefamily

Cover of Dear dad, love Laurie

Dear dad, love Laurie

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ages 9–13divorcefamily relationships

Cover of Pocket mommy

Pocket mommy

Aila Malik

Ages 2–6mother-child bondseparation anxiety

Cover of Things we know by heart

Things we know by heart

Jessi Kirby

Ages 14–18grief and losslove and connection

Cover of The true gift

The true gift

Patricia MacLachlan

Ages 8–12familygrandparents

Cover of Tío Armando

Tío Armando

Florence Parry Heide

Ages 6–10familyintergenerational relationships

Cover of Two for joy

Two for joy

Gigi Amateau

Ages 8–12mother-daughter relationshipsfamily change

Cover of Like a Shooting Star

Like a Shooting Star

Rino Alaimo

Ages 4–8military familiesseparation and reunion

Cover of Mindwalker

Mindwalker

A. J. Steiger

Ages 14–18memoryidentity

Cover of Marly's Ghost

Marly's Ghost

David Levithan

Ages 12–16death and grieflove and connection

Cover of Dare You To (Pushing the Limits Series, Book 2)

Dare You To (Pushing the Limits Series, Book 2)

Katie McGarry

Ages 14–18self-discoveryfamily conflict

Cover of Daddy will you miss me?

Daddy will you miss me?

Wendy McCormick

Ages 3–7father-child relationshipsseparation anxiety

Cover of Chasing before

Chasing before

Lenore Appelhans

Ages 13–18death and afterlifeself-discovery

Cover of Grandpa Jake and the grand Christmas

Grandpa Jake and the grand Christmas

Mildred Ames

Ages 8–12familyintergenerational relationships

Cover of Death and the girl he loves

Death and the girl he loves

Darynda Jones

Ages 14–18love and connectionmortality and life

Cover of Endless

Endless

Kate Brian

Ages 13–18afterlifereincarnation

Cover of The sky is everywhere

The sky is everywhere

Jandy Nelson

Ages 14–18grief and losslove and connection

Cover of Slipping away

Slipping away

Harrison, Emma.

Ages 12–16family relationshipsgrowing up

Cover of Just call my name

Just call my name

Holly Goldberg Sloan

Ages 10–14family relationshipsfather and son

Cover of After Earth

After Earth

Christine Peymani

Ages 8–12familymilitary service

Cover of The well's end

The well's end

Seth Fishman

Ages 10–16survivaladventure

Cover of Someday

Someday

David Levithan

Ages 14–18identityloneliness

Cover of Meet me at the river

Meet me at the river

Nina de Gramont

Ages 13–18death and grieffamily conflict

Cover of Follow Me, Mittens (My First I Can Read)

Follow Me, Mittens (My First I Can Read)

Lola M. Schaefer, Susan Kathleen Hartung

Ages 4–7petsloss and search