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Letting Go
Letting Go
Letting Go Books for Kids | Wonderlit
17 books about letting go
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Graphic Novels
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Pat of Silver Bush #2
Mistress Pat
L.M. Montgomery
Living safe on Prince Edward Island, twenty-year-old Pat begins to wonder if she can hide from the outside world forever
Ages 12–18
A Series of Unfortunate Events #13
The End
Lemony Snicket
For the child grappling with the realization that life doesn't always have clear answers or happy endings, this finale o
Ages 9–14
Carl Hiaasen's Florida Novels #5
Squirm
Carl Hiaasen
Billy’s summer becomes a wild race across the country involving spy drones, grizzly bears, and a desperate mission to sa
Ages 10–14
If You Come Softly #2
Behind You
Jacqueline Woodson
Miah watches from beyond as his mother, his friends, and his girlfriend Ellie struggle to find a way forward after his t
Ages 12–17
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Bod is a normal boy except for one thing: he lives in a graveyard and is being raised by ghosts. He is safe among the to
Ages 10–14
Every Day #1
Every Day
David Levithan
A wakes up in a new body every single day, but everything changes when they inhabit a boy named Justin and fall for his
Ages 14–18
Alice #20
Including Alice
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Alice navigates her tenth-grade year while her father gets remarried and she begins to question the real meaning of soci
Ages 12–16
Heartside Bay #3
The Trouble with Love
Cathy Cole
Polly Nelson finds herself caught in a messy knot of feelings when she starts falling for the one boy she shouldn't: her
Ages 11–14
Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
Sal retraces her missing mother's footsteps on a cross-country road trip, weaving together stories of family secrets and
Ages 10–14
The Language of Goldfish
Zibby Oneal
Thirteen-year-old Carrie feels herself drifting away from her family as she tries to hold onto the fading, perfect memor
Ages 12–16
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #4
Forever in Blue
Ann Brashares
For teens navigating the bittersweet transition to adulthood, this final summer explores how friendships evolve when liv
Ages 14–18
Camilla
Madeleine L'Engle
For the teenager grappling with the realization that their parents are flawed people, this story offers a mirror for the
Ages 12–17
How to Ditch Your Fairy
Justine Larbalestier
Charlie is stuck with a boring parking fairy and will do anything to swap it for a shopping fairy, leading to a series o
Ages 11–15
Family Secrets
Norma Klein
Life gets complicated for high school seniors Peter and Leslie when their parents marry, forcing the young lovers to nav
Ages 14–18
Wings #4
Destined
Aprilynne Pike
Avalon faces its final days as the deadly Winter faerie Yuki rises. Laurel and her friends must stand together for one l
Ages 12–17
The Moomins #8
Moominpappa at Sea
Tove Jansson
Bored with the predictable heat of the valley, Moominpappa yearns for the open sea where everything is fresh, strange, a
Ages 9–14
The Yearling
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Deep in the harsh Florida backwoods, Jody finds a best friend in an orphaned fawn, but surviving the wild requires a hea
Ages 10–15
