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Ten Tearjerkers

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Sometimes you just want to read a book that makes you cry... For that occasion, try one of these.

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Before I die

 

Before I die

by Jenny Downham
A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do before she dies.

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Bridge to Terabithia

 

Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

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Deadline

 

Deadline

by Chris Crutcher
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."

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If I stay

 

If I stay

by Gayle Forman
One moment, Mia is laughing with her mother as they, and her dad and brother are driving down the highway. The next moment, she is in a coma yet somehow able to see that her family is dead and that she is in the hospital, hovering between life and death. Can her best friend, Kim, and her boyfriend, Adam, whose voices mix in her head with vivid flashbacks, convince her to try to go on living?

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My sister's keeper

 

My sister's keeper :

by Jodi Picoult
Written with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity, this novel is about a teen who was conceived as a bone marrow match for her sister Kate, and what happens when she begins to question who she really is.

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The book thief

 

The book thief

by Markus Zusak
It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . .

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The lovely bones

 

The lovely bones

by Alice Sebold
This is the tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is already in heaven. Through the voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and builds out of her family's grief a hopeful and joyful story.

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The truth about forever

 

The truth about forever

by Sarah Dessen
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The main character, Macy finds her self in this book and finds true love so the book has a great message. This book is also really funny, entertaining, and gripping. So try this book you won't be disappointed!

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Where the red fern grows

 

Where the red fern grows :

by Wilson Rawls
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.

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Wintergirls

 

Wintergirls

by Laurie Halse Anderson
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.

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