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grief

Books about grief for readers of all ages.

Cover of The empty chair

The empty chair

Bess Kaplan

Ages 9–14griefloss

Cover of Three Chords and a Beat

Three Chords and a Beat

Chris Everheart

Ages 10–16griefbrotherhood

Cover of The golden hour

The golden hour

Maiya Williams

Ages 9–13familysiblings

Cover of We remember Philip

We remember Philip

Norma Simon

Ages 5–10griefloss

Cover of Beginning of After

Beginning of After

Jennifer Castle

Ages 13–18griefloss

Cover of The Raven and Other Writings [13 stories, 16 poems]

The Raven and Other Writings [13 stories, 16 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of Some of the parts

Some of the parts

Hannah Barnaby

Ages 9–14grieffamily

Cover of Flip-flop girl

Flip-flop girl

Katherine Paterson

Ages 9–13griefloss

Cover of Drie vogels

Drie vogels

Marinus van den Berg

Ages 4–8lossgrief

Cover of One of those hideous books where the mother dies

One of those hideous books where the mother dies

Sonya Sones

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of A hole in the world

A hole in the world

Sid Hite

Ages 10–15griefloss

Cover of Just like that

Just like that

Marsha Qualey

Ages 10–14griefloss

Cover of Brother, Brother

Brother, Brother

Clay Carmichael

Ages 10–16familybrotherhood

Cover of Take care of my girl

Take care of my girl

Patricia Hermes

Ages 8–12familygrief

Cover of One of the survivors

One of the survivors

Susan Shaw

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of Ready to fall

Ready to fall

Marcella Fleischman Pixley

Ages 13–18grieftheater and performance

Cover of The Saturday boy

The Saturday boy

David Fleming

Ages 10–14bullyinggrief

Cover of When Dinosaurs Die

When Dinosaurs Die

Laurie Krasny Brown, Laurene Krasny Brown

Ages 4–8deathgrief

Cover of When Goodbye Is Forever

When Goodbye Is Forever

Lois Rock

Ages 4–8griefloss

Cover of Saying Good-Bye to Grandma

Saying Good-Bye to Grandma

Jane Resh Thomas

Ages 5–10death and lossgrief

Cover of Killing Rachel

Killing Rachel

Anne Cassidy

Ages 13–18mysteryfamily conflict

Cover of Death (Trailblazers) (Trailblazers)

Death (Trailblazers) (Trailblazers)

Helen Orme

Ages 9–14deathgrief

Cover of The five stages of Andrew Brawley

The five stages of Andrew Brawley

Shaun David Hutchinson

Ages 14–18griefloss

Cover of Some of the pieces

Some of the pieces

Melissa Madenski

Ages 8–12griefloss