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Young Adult About Death of a Loved One – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Young Adult About Death of a Loved One

Explore young adult books about death of a loved one for children.

417 books

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King of Nothing #2

King of Nothing

Nathanael Lessore

For the teen navigating the pressure to be 'tough' while processing hidden pain. A moving look at how grief and unexpect

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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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The Magnolia League #1

The Magnolia League

For the teenager navigating the heavy weight of grief while trying to find where they belong in a family that feels like

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The Life and Death Parade

Eliza Wass

For the teenager grappling with the 'why' behind a sudden loss and seeking a place to belong while processing intense gr

Ages 14–18

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The End or Something Like That

Emmy is determined to contact her best friend’s spirit one year after her death, but new friends and unexpected moments

Cover of Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe

A social outcast and a popular quarterback form a bizarre alliance to finish a divine to-do list and make their high sch

Cover of I Was Here

Eighteen-year-old Cody retraces her best friend's final steps, uncovering unexpected secrets while searching for a way t

Cover of River Boy

As Jess helps her dying grandfather finish a mysterious painting, she encounters a strange boy in the river who might ho

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

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The Tenderness of Thieves

For teens processing profound loss or trauma, this atmospheric mystery explores how first love and grief can collide dur

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The Demonata #1

Grubbs Grady thinks life is about bacon and pranks until he skips a family trip and finds himself hunted by howling were

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The Eleventh Plague #1

The Eleventh Plague

After a flu pandemic ravages America, fifteen-year-old Stephen must decide if a peaceful new community is worth the secr

Cover of My Life with the Walter Boys

The Walter Boys #1

My Life with the Walter Boys

After a tragic accident, sixteen-year-old Jackie leaves New York for Colorado to live with her mother’s friend and her t

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Out of the Blue

For the teen processing a significant loss, this story weaves together otherworldly wonder and the raw reality of grief

Cover of Karma

After her mother's suicide and the assassination of India's Prime Minister, a Canadian teenager named Maya travels to In

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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

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Celebrating the Hero

Lyll Becerra de Jenkins

Camila arrives in Colombia to honor her grandfather's legacy, only to unearth unsettling secrets about her mother's past

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After surviving the attack that killed her best friend, Sophie must hunt for the murderer while fighting to prove her so

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Otis finds himself caught between a grueling swimming dream and the sudden return of the childhood friend who shared his

Cover of The Last Thing You Said

The Last Thing You Said

For the teenager navigating the heavy waves of grief after losing a friend, and the complicated guilt that comes with fi

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Twenty Boy Summer

Anna is spending twenty days at the beach pretending to look for a summer fling while secretly mourning the boy she love

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Mary Beth Miller

Accused of causing her best friend's death, Aimee must face a storm of guilt, isolation, and family turmoil while trying

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Saying it Out Loud

A moving story for teens facing the loss of a parent. This book explores the complex grief and changing family dynamics

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Grieving her mother’s death, Laura uses jewelry and makeup to craft a secret adult persona in the glittering, anonymous

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Death of a Loved One by Age Group

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