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Books That Made Some Readers Cry

From a thread about books that literally made people cry, and it's quite a wide-ranging assortment. There were still more listed in the thread, but I got frustrated by people answering the same 10 mainstream books over and over, so I stopped hunting for new things to add to the list at 240.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
13 Is Too Young to Die (Isaacsen-Bright)
13 Is Too Young to Die
2
Isaacsen-Bright
After the Rain (Norma Fox Mazer)
After the Rain
3
Norma Fox Mazer
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
4
Jennifer Niven
All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
5
Remarque
All the Young Men (Ruth Coker Burks)
All the Young Men
6
Ruth Coker Burks
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer (Fredrik Backman)
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
7
Fredrik Backman
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
9
John Green
Archer's Voice (Mia Sheridan)
Archer's Voice
10
Mia Sheridan
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
11
Garth Stein
Because of Romek (DAVID FABER)
Because of Romek
12
DAVID FABER
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
13
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Billy Summers (Stephen King)
Billy Summers
14
Stephen King
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
15
Charles Dickens
The Bluford Series (Edited by Paul Langan)
The Bluford Series
16
Edited by Paul Langan
The Book of Awesome (Neil Pasricha)
The Book of Awesome
17
Neil Pasricha
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
18
Kristin Harmel
The Book of Revelation (John of Patmos)
The Book of Revelation
19
John of Patmos
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
20
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
21
John Boyne
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
22
Katherine Paterson
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
23
Junot Díaz
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
24
Christopher Paul Curtis
Burned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out (Souad)
Burned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out
25
Souad
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
26
Dee Brown
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
27
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
28
André Aciman
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
29
Isabel Wilkerson
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
30
J.D. Salinger
Catwings (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Catwings
31
Ursula K. Le Guin
Chaos Walking Trilogy (Patrick Ness)
Chaos Walking Trilogy
32
Patrick Ness
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
33
E.B. White
The Charm Offensive (Alison Cochrun)
The Charm Offensive
34
Alison Cochrun
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called "It"
35
Dave Pelzer
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
36
Charles Frazier
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
37
Alice Walker
Crapalachia (Scott McClanahan)
Crapalachia
38
Scott McClanahan
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
39
Ray Bradbury
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
40
Stephen King
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