grief + young adult

6 books tagged both “grief” and “young adult”.

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A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness · 2011

A grieving boy is visited at 12:07 by a yew tree monster whose three tales force his hidden truth about his mother's illness.

3,353-word summary · 15 min read

Evermore

Alyson Noel · 2009

Ever Bloom survives the crash that kills her family and meets Damen, whose touch quiets the psychic noise in her head.

3,604-word summary · 16 min read

Where She Went

Gayle Forman · 2011

Three years after the crash, rock star Adam Wilde spends one night in New York facing Mia and their breakup.

2,942-word summary · 13 min read

All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven · 2015

Grieving Violet and struggling Finch wander Indiana for a school project and each other.

2,208-word summary · 10 min read

If I Stay

Gayle Forman · 2009

Mia Hall watches her body after a crash and must decide whether to live for Adam and cello.

3,907-word summary · 17 min read

Looking for Alaska

John Green · 2005

Looking for Alaska retold: Miles at Culver Creek, Alaska Young, pranks, loss, before and after.

1,914-word summary · 9 min read