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Letting Go

Letting Go Books for Kids | Wonderlit

37 books about letting go

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0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of Spinning

Cold rinks, pre-dawn lessons, and glittering costumes define a decade of skating until new art, schools, and love spark

Cover of The Nightmare King

The Last Kids on Earth #3

The Nightmare King

Jack loves his zombie-battling life in a tree fort, but his plan to keep his friends together is ruined by an ancient ev

Cover of Hard Luck

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8

Greg Heffley is losing his best friend and his luck, so he decides to let a Magic 8-Ball make all his middle school deci

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Cover of The New Girl

The New Girl #1

The New Girl

Cassandra Calin

Lia faces the triple challenge of moving from Romania to America, learning a new language, and managing her first period

Ages 8–12

Cover of Kristy's Big Day

The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #6

Kristy's Big Day

A big family wedding turns into a chaotic job for the Baby-sitters Club as they scramble to look after fourteen children

Cover of Breaking Up

Fashion High #1

For the teenager navigating the sting of a first romantic breakup and the confusing shift of long-standing friendships.

Cover of 49 Days

For those seeking peace after a loss, this meditative journey explores the 49 days of mourning through the lens of Buddh

Cover of Superheroes

Amelia Rules! #2

Middle school gets complicated as Amelia deals with a moving aunt, a friend's dark secret, and a classmate determined to

Cover of The Bawk-ness Monster

Cryptid Kids #1

The Bawk-ness Monster

Sara Goetter, Natalie Riess

Before she moves away, Penny and her friends must find the half-chicken sea monster that once saved her life and protect

Cover of The Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves

The Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves

Dora M. Mitchell

Millicent discovers an attic of puzzles representing people's lives and learns the cost of trying to piece everyone's pr

Cover of It's the End When I Say It's the End

Timmy Failure #7

It's the End When I Say It's the End

For the child who uses grand imagination to navigate social awkwardness, this hilarious finale celebrates the messy, cre

Cover of Upstaged

Final bows and secret crushes collide at theater camp as Ash manages a huge production while trying not to drift away fr

Cover of A Stone for Sascha

A Stone for Sascha

Grieving the loss of her beloved dog, a young girl finds a sense of peace and connection to history while gathering ston

Cover of Wrong Friend

Charise Mericle Harper

Best friendship feels different now that Casey is in high school. Charise is on a quest for a new bond while juggling fa

Cover of Ride On

Friends with Boys #2

Faith Erin Hicks

Tired of the high-stakes pressure of riding competitions, twelve-year-old Victoria moves to a new stable to find a quiet

Cover of Crown of Horns

For the reader ready to see a long journey through to the end, this finale explores what it means to face the ultimate d

Cover of Mismatched

For the child feeling out of sync as friendships shift and parents separate, this story finds hope in new hobbies and ev

Cover of Miserable Stew

What's Cooking, Arlo? #1

For the child having a 'nothing is going right' day. Madge finds a creative, cathartic way to process her bad mood by 'c

Cover of The Meaning of Life . . . and Other Stuff

Amelia Rules! #7

The Meaning of Life . . . and Other Stuff

Amelia searches for answers to life's biggest mysteries and discovers that even when things get scary, true friendships

Cover of Running Overload

Jake Maddox Graphic Novels

Running Overload

For the young athlete feeling the weight of expectation. Bryce's story helps kids recognize when 'working harder' become

Cover of Lilla the Accidental Witch

Lilla the Accidental Witch

For the child who feels like they are outgrowing their old toys and drifting from childhood friends while trying to find

Cover of Rhiannon

Living in a quiet trailer park, Rhiannon finds her summer friendship tested when a confident new teenager arrives with a

Cover of The Bad Guys in One Last Thing

The Bad Guys #20

The Bad Guys in One Last Thing

The world's most notorious wannabe heroes return for one final high-stakes mission to prove that even the baddest guys c

Cover of Curveball

Elena used to be the star of the baseball diamond, but a summer spent with her brother’s quirky friends might be exactly