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Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 8–11

By chapter book age, children can process grief with more complexity, but that doesn't make it easier. These 1,712 books explore loss through characters who are angry, confused, guilty, and eventually, slowly, finding their way back to living. They take the full weight of grief seriously.

1,712 books

Cover of Stories of My Life

Stories of My Life

Katherine Paterson

A legendary author shares the real-life inspirations behind her classic stories, from her childhood in China to the mome

Cover of Area 51

Archives of the Unexplained #1

TJ finds a secret basement door filled with files on unidentified aircraft and strange gray men, but the men in black ar

Cover of How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini

How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini

Ali Ferguson moves to Lever Tower with his mum, where he quickly befriends Caitlin and Gez. Together, they unravel a loc

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Cover of Smells Like Pirates

Smells Like Dog #3

Smells Like Pirates

Suzanne Selfors

Homer Pudding's boring summer on a goat farm vanishes when a secret mentor arrives with a mysterious invitation that mig

Ages 8–12

Cover of The Ghost Next Door

The Ghost Next Door

Hannah's quiet summer takes a spooky turn when a mysterious new neighbor moves in next door and starts disappearing in t

Cover of Keeley and the Mountain

Keeley and the Mountain

A massive landslide leaves the town of Frank in ruins, forcing Keeley to find her missing father and survive the devasta

Cover of A Million Shades of Gray

A Million Shades of Gray

Cynthia Kadohata

Thirteen-year-old Y'Tin and his elephant must flee into the depths of the jungle to survive when war reaches their villa

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The Renegades: Defenders of the Planet #1

Arctic Meltdown

Jeremy Brown, David Selby

Three superheroes must unite their unique powers to stop a deadly methane monster from escaping the melting Arctic ice.

Cover of The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

Dana, a twin in 1950s New York City, longs for her own space and identity. Her world is upended when her beloved father

Cover of The Boy who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair

The Boy who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair

Lara Williamson

Becket sets out to heal his broken family with an armchair full of stories, a pet snail, and a wish for a thousand paper

Cover of Mixed Up

Two twelve-year-olds are experiencing a terrifying glitch: their memories are swapping. As Reef loses traces of his moth

Cover of The Aquanaut

For a child processing the loss of a parent, this whimsical adventure follows a girl who finds hope and a sense of justi

Cover of Jada Sly, Artist & Spy

Jada Sly, Artist & Spy

Armed with an art journal and secret training, ten-year-old Jada scours New York City to prove her missing mother is act

Cover of The Way to Stay in Destiny

The Way to Stay in Destiny

Augusta Scattergood

Theo starts over in a Florida town where he discovers a passion for the piano and teams up with a baseball-loving girl t

Cover of A Christmas Gift for Mama

A Christmas Gift for Mama

Lauren Thompson

In their first winter since losing a father and husband, Grace and her mother find a way to celebrate through the selfle

Cover of The Very Best of Friends

The Very Best of Friends

Life on the farm is peaceful for Jessie, James, and William the cat until an unexpected change forces them to find a new

Cover of A Perfect Gentle Knight

A Perfect Gentle Knight

For siblings navigating the heavy fog of grief who use play to process loss, but find themselves struggling to tell wher

Cover of Back to Before

Two cousins are whisked back to their old Brooklyn neighborhood, arriving just days before the tragic events that change

Cover of Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine

The Kids Under the Stairs #2

Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine

Grieving her brother, Ben Y types messages into a lonely chatroom until a mysterious digital ghost begins responding and

Cover of Rudi's Pond

A school community comes together to honor a friend who passed away by building a quiet, beautiful pond where his memory

Cover of Otherwise Known as Possum

Otherwise Known as Possum

Possum is determined to prove she already knows everything to honor her late mother's homeschooling, but a new teacher a

Cover of Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Tommy cherishes his visits to his grandmother and great-grandmother, until he must find a way to say a difficult goodbye

Cover of The Memory String

The Memory String

Forty-three buttons on a single string hold the precious memories of a lost mother as a young girl struggles to welcome

Cover of The Lost Flower Children

The Lost Flower Children

Janet Taylor Lisle

Olivia and Nellie find a new sense of hope as they work to transform their great aunt's tangled, overgrown garden into a

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