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Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 12–18

Grief in adolescence is complicated by everything else adolescence is. These 2,471 books explore what it means to lose someone when you're still figuring out who you are, and they don't pretend that moving forward means moving on.

2,471 books

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The Samantha Granger Experiment #1

For the child grappling with overwhelming what-ifs and the weight of loss, this story follows a young girl learning that

Cover of The Similars

The Similars #1

Rebecca Hanover

For the teen navigating the heavy fog of grief who feels like a stranger in their own life while questioning what truly

Cover of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Sal and Gabi #1

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Carlos Hernandez

Cuban mythology meets high-stakes science fiction in this award-winning tale of a boy whose unique talents might just un

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Counting By 7s

Holly Goldberg Sloan

For the child who feels like an outsider and is navigating the heavy weight of loss, this story shows how a family can b

Ages 10–14

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The Rabbi's Girls

Johanna Hurwitz

Eleven-year-old Carrie faces a year of massive change in 1923 as she moves house, welcomes a new sister, and says a fina

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The Willoughby Spit Wonder

Jonathon Scott Fuqua

In 1950s Virginia, Carter channels the spirit of a comic book superhero to help his father find the strength to keep fig

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How Could You Do It, Diane?

Bethany is left with a million questions after her sister's suicide, searching for answers while her parents try to bury

Cover of Broken Song

The Night Journey

Reuven Bloom’s dreams of the violin end when he must flee for his life. In 1897 Russia, he faces a perilous journey to l

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The Way Home Looks Now

Wendy Wan Long Shang

For the child navigating a family changed by loss. This moving story shows how sharing a passion like baseball can help

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The Boundless Sublime

Desperate for peace after a tragedy, Ruby follows a mysterious friend into a secretive community that hides a dark and s

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Jane Leslie Conly

Vernon navigates the pain of his mother's death by forming an unlikely bond with two neighborhood outcasts who understan

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If You Come Softly

If You Come Softly and Behind You

Jacqueline Woodson

For the teen processing the weight of systemic injustice or the sudden, sharp ache of losing a first love. A profound lo

Cover of Bang!

Sharon G. Flake

A teenager navigates the dangers of the inner city and the fractures in his own family while trying to define the man he

Cover of A Box of Bones

For the child grappling with the heavy weight of loss and the tempting, dangerous urge to change the past through any me

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Face at the Edge of the World

Jed is left with a heavy silence and a thousand questions after his best friend’s suicide, leading him on a search for t

Cover of Dream Journal

Karen Halvorsen Schreck

For the teenager navigating the heavy waves of grief after losing a parent and searching for a way to reconnect with the

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Edwidge Danticat

Identical twins Giselle and Isabelle are inseparable until a tragic car crash shatters their world, leaving one sister t

Cover of What We Lost

For the teen processing the heavy weight of a parent's sudden death and the complicated truths that often surface during

Cover of Growin'

After the loss of her father, a young poet named Pump finds an unexpected spark of hope and friendship when she meets Ji

Cover of Fast Break

After a devastating loss, twelve-year-old Jayson must adjust to a new foster family and find the courage to face his old

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The First Horse I See

Determined to reach her grieving father, Willojean pours her heart into training an abused horse that no one else believ

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All Rivers Flow to the Sea

Seventeen-year-old Rose wanders through a landscape of grief and guilt as she searches for a way to say goodbye to her s

Cover of The Summer of Letting Go

The Summer of Letting Go

Fifteen-year-old Francesca struggles with the drowning of her brother until a summer job caring for a familiar young boy

Cover of After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away

Joyce Carol Oates

Everything feels raw and sharp for Jenna after the bridge accident, until a mysterious boy named Crow begins to pull her

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