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Just Sad Books

An assortment of books that are all sad to varying degrees--some I've read, some I haven't but the general consensus is these will make you cry!
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avg. score: 19 of 71 (27%)
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
1
Frank McCourt
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
2
Anne Frank
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
3
L.M. Montgomery
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
4
Garth Stein
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
5
Ian McEwan
Barefoot to Avalon (David Payne)
Barefoot to Avalon
6
David Payne
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
8
Toni Morrison
Bluets (Maggie Nelson)
Bluets
9
Maggie Nelson
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
10
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
11
John Boyne
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
12
Katherine Paterson
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
13
Robert James Waller
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
14
Dave Pelzer
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
15
Alice Walker
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
16
Juliet Marillier
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
17
John Green
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
18
Mitch Albom
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
19
Daniel Keyes
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
20
Shel Silverstein
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
21
Neil Gaiman
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
22
J.K.Rowling
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
23
Nicholas Evans
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
24
Isabel Allende
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
25
Gayle Forman
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
26
Scott O'Dell
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
27
Dalton Trumbo
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
28
Khalid Hosseini
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
29
Hanya Yanagihara
The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Little Match Girl
30
Hans Christian Andersen
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
31
Louisa May Alcott
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
32
Robert Munsch
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
33
Alice Sebold
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
34
John Grogan
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
35
Jojo Moyes
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
36
Suzanne Collins
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
37
Patrick Ness
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier)
My Brother Sam Is Dead
38
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
39
Jodi Picoult
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs (Tomie Depaola)
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
40
Tomie Depaola
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