Looking for a good book? See the links below for recommended reading lists for children and teens.
For a list of children's books dealing specifically with grief and loss, scroll down or
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Baby by Patricia MacLachlan ages 9-12
Beat the Turtle Drum by Constance Greene ages 10+
Fig Pudding by Ralph Fletcher ages 8-12
Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Coulombis, ages 11+
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman, ages 12+
Julia’s Kitchen by Brenda Ferber, ages 10+
Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata, ages 11+
The Other Shepards by Adele Griffin, ages 10+
Rosa, Sola by Carmela Martino, ages 10+
Many Stones by Carolyn Coman, ages 13+
Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Park ages 8-12
Snowdrops for Cousin Ruth by Susan Katz, ages 8-12
What is Goodbye? by Nikki Grimes, ages 8-12
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, ages 9-12
Dream Journal by Karen Halvorsen Schreck, ages 12+
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman, ages 12+
Ida B by Katherine Hannigan, ages 9-12
Indigo by Alice Hoffman, ages 10+
Julia’s Kitchen by Brenda Ferber, ages 10+
Looking for Normal by Betty Monthei, ages 10+
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce, ages 9-12
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant, ages 11+
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, ages 9+
Perfect: A Novel by Natasha Friend, ages 11+
Rain is Not my Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith, ages 10+
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume, ages 9+
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen, ages 12+
The Turnabout Shop by Colby Rodowsky, ages 8-12
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, ages 9-12
Wander by Susan Hart Lindquist, ages 4-8
What Daddy Did by Neal Shusterman, ages 12+
When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester, ages 12+
The Young Man And The Sea by Rodman Philbrick, ages 10+
Each Little Bird that Sings by Deborah Wiles, ages 9-12
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles, ages 9-12
Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes, ages 8-12
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson, ages 9+
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher, ages 9-12
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman, age 11+
God and I Broke Up by Katerina Mazetti, ages 12+
Light Years by Tammar Stein, ages 13+
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes, ages 9-12
Rain is Not my Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith, ages 10+
