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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

Cover of From E to You

Chris d'Lacey, Linda Newbery

For the teenager grappling with a recent loss or family secrets. This email-based story follows two teens finding connec

Cover of Everything on a Waffle

Everything on a Waffle

Living in a small fishing village, eleven-year-old Primrose searches for hope and meaning after her parents are tragical

Cover of How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant

How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant

For the child navigating the complex waves of losing a grandparent and the fierce desire to protect their legacy through

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Troll Fell

Katherine Langrish

Orphaned Peer must outwit his greedy uncles and the sinister creatures lurking beneath the mountain in this Viking-age a

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Coyote Sunrise #2

Coyote Lost and Found

For the child navigating the messy, ongoing waves of grief while trying to find their place in an unconventional family.

Cover of The Grim Grotto

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The Grim Grotto

The Baudelaire orphans journey into the damp depths of an underwater cavern to uncover the secrets of the mysterious VFD

Cover of The Dead and the Gone

The Last Survivors #2

The Dead and the Gone

Susan Beth Pfeffer

A meteor strike has plunged the world into climate chaos. Seventeen-year-old Alex must find a way to keep his sisters al

Cover of Ingo

Sapphire misses her father who vanished at sea, but soon she and her brother feel a strange, magnetic pull toward the my

Cover of The Slippery Slope

A Series of Unfortunate Events #10

The Slippery Slope

The Baudelaire orphans face snow gnats, a freezing mountain climb, and a villain's dastardly plan as they search for a s

Cover of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Junior is a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white school in

Cover of The Search for WondLa

The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi

Eva Nine has never met another human, but she is determined to find one as she ventures across a strange alien world wit

Cover of Blood Promise

Vampire Academy #4

Rose faces a heart-wrenching choice: protect her best friend Lissa or fulfill a painful promise to destroy the person sh

Cover of The Kind Ghosts

The Shouting Wind Trilogy #3

The Kind Ghosts

For the teenager navigating the pain of family rejection while searching for a sense of purpose and a place to belong du

Cover of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

The Wolves Chronicles #1

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Cousins Bonnie and Sylvia must outwit their wicked governess while savage wolves prowl the English countryside in this s

Cover of The Whispering Road

The Whispering Road #1

The Whispering Road

Two siblings flee a life of servitude for a perilous journey to Manchester, where a desperate betrayal threatens their h

Cover of After the Bomb

After the Bomb #1

Gloria D. Miklowitz

Philip must navigate a devastated and militarized Los Angeles to find his family following an accidental nuclear explosi

Cover of The Prophet of Yonwood

The Books of Ember #3

The Prophet of Yonwood

A town is gripped by a woman’s dark visions of fire, leaving young Nickie to hunt for hope in a world on the brink of a

Cover of An Adventure

Jennifer L. Holm

Sixteen-year-old Jane Peck leaves her refined life in 1855 Philadelphia for a wild, treacherous journey by sea to the ru

Cover of River

Warriors: A Starless Clan #1

Three young cats struggle with legacy and doubt as they forge new paths during an era of shifting laws and uncertainty w

Cover of Mountain Born

Elizabeth Yates

A mountain farm comes to life through the rhythm of the seasons as young Peter learns the patience and responsibility re

Cover of Once There Was

Marjan’s world shifts when she learns her late father was a secret vet for mythical creatures, forcing her into a danger

Cover of Belle Prater's Boy

Belle Prater #1

Belle Prater's Boy

Twelve-year-old Gypsy searches for the truth behind her aunt’s sudden disappearance while forming an unexpected bond wit

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

Cover of Lob

Grandpa Will says you have to be special to see the Green Man. While her parents doubt, Lucy searches the garden for the

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Death of a Loved One by Age Group

Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 0–3(65)Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 12–18(2326)Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 4–7(442)Books for Death of a Loved One for Ages 8–11(1630)