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Middle Grade About Death of a Loved One – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Death of a Loved One

Explore middle grade books about death of a loved one for children.

121 books

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The Skinjacker Trilogy #1

Neal Shusterman

For young readers contemplating big questions about life, death, and purpose. This imaginative tale follows two souls na

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For readers exploring themes of resilience and self-discovery in a challenging world, this story follows a gifted weaver

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The Black Death, 1348

A young girl fights for survival in medieval England as a deadly plague sweeps across the land, testing her courage and

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The One and Only Family

Katherine Applegate

Life at the sanctuary changes forever when silverback Ivan becomes a father to twins, sparking memories of his own long-

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In a land plagued by drought and fire, young Willodeen fights to protect the unlovable beasts that others call pests to

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The Hostile Hospital

Expect only misery and despair as the clever Baudelaire orphans face suspicious shopkeepers, unnecessary surgery, and st

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Sara Pennypacker

A wounded boy and a protective fox find their lives intertwined once again as they seek healing for their families in a

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #5

The Austere Academy

The Baudelaire orphans arrive at a school with a motto about death, beginning a bleak new chapter of strict rules and un

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With her father away at war, Elizabeth moves to her grandfather's home and begins to see the complicated, sometimes hars

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The Vile Village

Migrating crows, an angry mob, and very strange hats await the Baudelaire orphans in a dismal village where they face a

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Demigod Percy Jackson and his friends from Camp Half-Blood face their most dangerous mission yet as ancient myths collid

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Maya leaves a restricted life in California for a wild Wyoming ranch, where she meets a mare that once belonged to the m

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

A family trip from Michigan to Alabama in the summer of 1963 changes the Watsons forever as they face the realities of t

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Three children from different eras—1930s Germany, 1990s Cuba, and 2015 Syria—undertake harrowing journeys in a desperate

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A Clatter of Jars

For children processing the weight of expectations or the pain of loss, this magical mystery explores how our unique gif

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Harry Potter #7

Deathly Hallows

The wizarding world faces its final showdown as Harry Potter enters his last adventure to stop the dark forces once and

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