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Books in Which a Main Character Dies (Spoiler Alert)

Be careful - this list could spoil some future reading for you!!! I cheated a bit here by putting the Game of Thrones logo up - plenty of main characters die in that book. Some of these novels have more than one main character and the death of one is an impetus for the other(s) to act.
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The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
1
John Green
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
2
Lauren Oliver
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
3
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
4
William Shakespeare
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
5
Alice Sebold
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
6
John Boyne
Ashes to Ashes (Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian)
Ashes to Ashes
7
Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
8
Katherine Paterson
The Forever Song
The Forever Song
9
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
10
Victor Hugo
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
11
Mira Grant
Elsewhere (Gabrielle Zevin)
Elsewhere
12
Gabrielle Zevin
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
13
Erich Maria Remarque
My Sisters Keeper (Jodie Picoult)
My Sisters Keeper
14
Jodie Picoult
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
15
George R.R. Martin
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
16
Emily Brontë
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
17
Ken Follett
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
18
Arthur Miller
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
19
E.B. White
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
20
George Orwell
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
21
Herman Melville
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
22
David Wong
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
23
S.E. Hinton
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Grey
24
Oscar Wilde
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