Ah, I love a book that can make me cry. I think that is a sign of a good book - one that can make you feel something, a book where you come to care about the characters so much that it breaks your heart when something bad happens to them. A kids' or teen book that can wring out such emotion is a special treasure. You can also check out my grown-up list of Top Ten Books That Broke My Heart.
So, in honor of Valentine's Day, here are my Top Ten Kids/Teen/YA Books That Broke My Heart:
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White - probably the first book to break every child's heart, right?
- The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Coleen Degnen-Veness - I remember sobbing as I read this for my 7th grade English class.
- Go Ask Alice by Anonymous - I only read this in recent years, but Alice's inability to stop her downward spiral is heartbreaking.
- Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor - I cried so hard listening to this audio book that I almost drove off the road searching for the Kleenex box!
- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott - every page of this disturbing, haunting novel of a girl who's been kidnapped is heartbreaking.
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo - how can a story about a stuffed bunny be filled with so much love and loss?
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - a real tear-jerker. My sons hated this beloved children's book because they don't like sad stories!
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - a book about a little girl during the Holocaust, narrated by Death, is sure to involve some heartbreak, though books save the day.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowlings - the death of a main character broke the hearts of children and adults everywhere.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowlings - the unexpected death of a minor character is even more heartbreaking.
Which children's/teen books have broken your heart?
2 comments:
Oh good...another audiobook recommendation: Waiting for Normal. I'll order it from the library once I'm done listening to Inheritance which will take me forever, no doubt.
Charlotte's web! Of course, I didn't even think of it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Anne
The Book Thief is one of my favourites.
I recently read & reviewed Wonder by RJ Palacio and now that is another favourite of mine.
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