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Sadness that arrives softly and stays for days.

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A Little Life
Literary Fiction

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara
Class Difference7/10Coming of Age9/10Found Family8/10Friends to Lovers7/10Grief and Loss9/10
Cry Your Eyes OutEmotionally ComplexGut Punch
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Literary Fiction

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith
Coming of Age10/10Historical Setting9/10Underdog Hero7/10
AtmosphericEmotionally Complex
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Beautiful Boy
Memoir

Beautiful Boy

by David Sheff
Grief and Loss9/10Prodigal Return9/10
Emotionally ComplexGut Punch
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Brave Story
YA Fantasy Adventure

Brave Story

by Miyuki Miyabe
Chosen One7/10Coming of Age10/10Portal Fantasy10/10Quest9/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItEscapist
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Dear Martin
young-adult

Dear Martin

by Nic Stone
Class Difference8/10Coming of Age9/10Grief and Loss7/10
Emotionally ComplexThought-Provoking
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Literary Fiction

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman
Found Family8/10Grief and Loss9/10Redemption Arc7/10Unreliable Narrator6/10
Gut PunchHeartwarming
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If I Stay
YA Contemporary

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman
Coming of Age7/10Friends to Lovers7/10Grief and Loss9/10Slow Burn8/10
Cry Your Eyes OutGut PunchHeartwarming
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One Day
Contemporary Romance

One Day

by David Nicholls
Coming of Age8/10Dual Timeline7/10Friends to Lovers9/10Second Chance Romance7/10Slow Burn10/10
Emotionally ComplexGut PunchHeartwarming
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Speak
young-adult

Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson
Coming of Age8/10Dark Secrets7/10Grief and Loss8/10
Dark and TwistyThought-Provoking
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Such a Fun Age
Literary Fiction

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid
Class Difference9/10Coming of Age9/10Found Family5/10Grief and Loss7/10
Emotionally ComplexFeminist RageThought-Provoking
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The Black Kids
young-adult

The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed
Class Difference7/10Coming of Age9/10Grief and Loss7/10
Dark and TwistyThought-Provoking
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The Fault in Our Stars
YA Contemporary

The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green
Coming of Age9/10Epistolary5/10Forbidden Love7/10Found Family7/10Grief and Loss10/10
Cry Your Eyes OutGut PunchHeartwarming
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The Giver
YA Dystopian

The Giver

by Lois Lowry
Chosen One7/10Coming of Age9/10Dystopian Society10/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItThought-Provoking
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The Outsiders
YA Contemporary

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton
Coming of Age10/10Found Family9/10Morally Grey Protagonist7/10Underdog Hero8/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItEmotionally Complex
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Literary Fiction

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

by Aimee Bender
Coming of Age8/10Grief and Loss7/10Magic System6/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItThought-Provoking
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The Remains of the Day
Literary Fiction

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro
Grief and Loss9/10Historical Setting9/10Unreliable Narrator8/10
AtmosphericCan't Stop Thinking About It
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The Shack
Christian Fiction

The Shack

by William P. Young
Faith Under Fire10/10Prodigal Return7/10Redemption Through Grace9/10
Spiritually UpliftingThought-Provoking
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The Vanishing Half
Literary Fiction

The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett
Class Difference8/10Coming of Age9/10Dual Timeline9/10Grief and Loss8/10Historical Setting7/10
Can't Stop Thinking About ItEmotionally ComplexGut Punch
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We Are the Ants
young-adult

We Are the Ants

by Ryan Sheldon
Chosen One6/10Coming of Age8/10Grief and Loss7/10
Emotionally ComplexThought-Provoking
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Literary Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens
Coming of Age9/10Grief and Loss8/10Small Town Secrets9/10Whodunit8/10
AtmosphericCry Your Eyes Out
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