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Books That Are Tear-Jerkers

While subjective, here are a bunch of books that are more widely considered tear-jerkers. It's a list I've compiled over time for library patrons who want a good cry, whether tears of sadness or joy. Will you also be grabbing the tissue box?
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All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
1
Jennifer Niven
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
2
Bryn Greenwood
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
3
Frank McCourt
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
4
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
6
Garth Stein
Barefoot to Avalon (David Payne)
Barefoot to Avalon
7
David Payne
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
8
Markus Zusak
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
9
Trevor Noah
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
10
John Boyne
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
11
Katherine Paterson
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
12
Robert James Waller
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
13
Dave Pelzer
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
14
Alice Walker
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
15
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
16
Mark Haddon
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
17
Abraham Verghese
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
18
Anne Frank
A Dog's Purpose (W. Bruce Cameron)
A Dog's Purpose
19
W. Bruce Cameron
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
20
Rainbow Rowell
The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe)
The End of Your Life Book Club
21
Will Schwalbe
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
22
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
23
John Green
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
24
Mitch Albom
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
25
Daniel Keyes
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
26
Donna Tartt
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
27
J.K.Rowling
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
28
Malala Yousafzai
If the Creek Don't Rise (Leah Weiss)
If the Creek Don't Rise
29
Leah Weiss
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
30
Colleen Hoover
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
31
Khaled Hosseini
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
32
M.L. Stedman
Lily and the Octopus (Steven Rowley)
Lily and the Octopus
33
Steven Rowley
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
34
Hanya Yanagihara
Loving Mr. Daniels (Brittainy C. Cherry)
Loving Mr. Daniels
35
Brittainy C. Cherry
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
36
Fredrik Backman
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
37
John Grogan
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
38
Art Spiegelman
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
39
Jojo Moyes
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
40
Jesmyn Ward
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