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Cover of The Pilot and the Little Prince

The Pilot and the Little Prince

Follow a golden-haired prince as he travels from tiny asteroids to the Sahara Desert, learning what it means to truly se

Cover of The Orphan

Anthony L. Manna

For the child navigating the heaviness of loss and seeking comfort in the enduring, protective bond of a mother's love.

Cover of The Memory of Forgotten Things

The Memory of Forgotten Things

For the child grappling with the 'what ifs' of loss and the longing to hold onto a loved one's memory while moving forwa

Cover of The Love Of Two Stars

The Love Of Two Stars

Janie Jaehyun Park

For the child grappling with the intensity of their feelings or learning how past hurts can linger. This classic explore

Cover of The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

Katherine Webber

For the teen navigating the heavy weight of family tragedy and searching for a path through grief while discovering thei

Cover of The Great War

David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A. L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone, Sheena Wilkinson

Fictionalized news reports from 1892 imagine a chilling invasion of Britain to highlight the vulnerabilities of the nati

Cover of The Global Refugee Crisis

The Global Refugee Crisis

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

The brutal reality of the 1860s comes into focus through the history of a divided nation fighting over slavery, freedom,

Cover of The Girl I Used to Be

The Girl I Used to Be

Ordinary lives are illuminated with psychological depth in this realistic exploration of family relationships and the se

Cover of The Frail Days

Gabrielle Prendergast

For the teen facing a parent's terminal illness while struggling to find their own voice through social anxiety and the

Cover of The Double Shadow

The Double Shadow

For the reader grappling with the end of childhood innocence as the world changes, this haunting tale explores the blurr

Cover of The Butterfly Clues

The Butterfly Clues

Penelope Lo Marin uses her unique perspective and obsessions to track a killer while grappling with the memory of her br

Cover of The Best Cat in the World

The Best Cat in the World

For the child navigating the profound sadness of losing a pet and the complex feelings that come with opening their hear

Cover of The Aurora County All-Stars

Aurora County #3

The Aurora County All-Stars

For the child navigating the pressure of expectations, the sting of old rivalries, and the quiet weight of saying goodby

Cover of Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

Shyam Selvadurai

Amrith’s quiet summer in Sri Lanka is upended when a cousin arrives from Canada, sparking a whirlwind of first love and

Cover of Sweeping Up the Heart

Sweeping Up the Heart

For the young reader navigating the quiet, heavy ache of loss and the challenge of connecting with a grieving parent.

Cover of Stopping to home

Stopping to home

For the child grappling with sudden loss or big life changes, this gentle historical tale offers a map through grief and

Cover of Steelheart

The Reckoners #1

Brandon Sanderson

Superpowered Epics have enslaved humanity in a post-apocalyptic world, leaving one orphaned young man to join a secret g

Cover of Speak of Me as I Am

Speak of Me as I Am

For the teenager navigating the heavy waves of grief, this story follows two students finding solace in Shakespeare and

Cover of Son

The Giver Quartet #4

Claire was never meant to see her child again, but she will sacrifice everything to escape her regulated community and f

Cover of Some of the Parts

Some of the Parts

For the teenager navigating the overwhelming waves of grief after a sudden loss and looking for a way to keep a loved on

Cover of The Shape of Thunder

The Shape of Thunder

For the child navigating the silent spaces of grief after a tragedy, seeking a way to make sense of the unthinkable thro

Cover of Shadow

Michael Morpurgo

For the child grappling with the scale of historical conflict or the pain of being separated from someone they love, hum

Cover of Sensitive

For the teenager grappling with class divide and the search for belonging. This classic explores finding your own moral

Cover of Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the Elephant

Pat Raccio Hughes

For the child grappling with the gap between the glory of hero stories and the heavy reality of hard truths.

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