Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief

In the tradition of The Fault in Our Stars, critically acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of friendship, the agony of loss, and the unique experience of being a teenager in this poignant new novel about a girl grappling with her best friend's life-threatening illness.

A short stand-alone digital novella set in the world of Leah Cypesss Nightspell, where ghosts exist alongside humans and nearly every lavish ball is part murder mystery.

Told in alternating points of view by a wide cast of characters, Twisted Fate is a tensely wrought psychological thriller, perfect for fans of We Were Liars by E.

Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer!

Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer!

In the same vein as Jandy Nelson and Gayle Forman comes a novel from the gifted author of Faking Normal, Courtney C.

The first book from Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly Parton!

Francesca Lia Block, critically acclaimed author of Weetzie Bat, brings this eerie and redemptive ghost story to life with her signature, poetic prose.

I heard the gunshot and I knew what had happened.

In a busy coffee shop, a robbery goes wrong.

Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You is renowned author Joyce Carol Oates's newest novel for teens.

When sixteen-year-old Lark Austin is kidnapped from her Virginia hometown and left to die in a snowy forest, she leaves behind two friends who are stunned by the loss.

Perfect for fans of If I Stay or Imaginary Girls, Dust to Dust is the mysterious, thoughtful, and poignant sequel to Melissa Walker's haunting and heartbreaking novel Ashes to Ashes.

Enjoy best-selling author Eve Buntings moving story about the bond between a boy and his dog.

Kate Tapert sees her life in paintings.

"e;Jimmy always told me there were only two kinds of gangbangers: Those who were dead and those who were going to die.

I always get away with it when I try stuff like this.

Jamie and Andrew are strangers, but they're two of the last people left alive.

Lainey Pike can tell you everything you need to know about the people in her family just by letting you know how they died.

The groundbreaking and widely praisednovel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of Monster.

Your mother's suicide attempt has left her in a coma from which she's never waking up.

Billy Bartholomew has an audacious soul, and he knows it.

In baseball, fielding your position at third base is trickythat's why third is called "e;the hot corner.

What does you in-brain or heart?

Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year.

Annie Richards knows there are a million things to look out forbicycle accidents, food poisoning, chicken pox, smallpox, typhoid fever, runaway zoo animals, and poison oak.

Take Finn.

WINNER OF AN ABA AWARD.

When you were a baby I sat very still to hold you.

SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN.

'Absolutely stunning.

An empowering and powerful picture book, published in association with The Little Princess Trust.

'This debut gets off to a scorching start.

From number one New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn't seen since she was a little girl - and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.

A hilarious and deeply moving diary novel from bestselling author Alex Barclay - this might just be the funniest book ever to make you cry your eyes out.

The heart-rending and inspiring novel from the critically acclaimed author of NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST.

A bold and brilliant novel about love, lies and redemption, from award-winning author, Jenny Valentine - one of the greatest YA voices of her generation.

*Read before you see the film - in cinemas this October!

Here's what Sam knows: There was a party.

Two best friends face the hardest future of all - a future without each other.

Compelling drama in which 17-year-old Ellis comes to terms with the meaning of death.

In this emotionally candid contemporary YA, author Jen Malone delves into the world of a teen whose life is brought to an abrupt halt when she learns shes in dire need of an organ transplant.

Patricia MacLachlan, beloved author of the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall, has crafted another lyrical and touching novel for young readers about finding hope after the loss of a loved one.

This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Helena Bonham Carter.

Written by award-winning author Tony Abbott and perfect for fans of The Ethan I Was Before and The Thing About Jellyfish, this bittersweet middle grade novel follows the ghost of Denis Egan as he teams up with his living twin brother to solve the mystery of his death.

Mesmerising, moving novel from an exceptional author about one girl's struggle to cope after being wrongly admitted to a boot-camp-style rehabilitation centre.

Maria Dahvana Headley is a firecracker: shes whip smart with a heart, and she writes like a dream.

The number-one bestselling, much-loved and most critically acclaimed book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams, gloriously illustrated by Tony Ross.

This picture book from a child psychologist and counselor uses a touching and relatable story about a young boy's grief to help children 4-8 understand what it means to lose a loved one and how to process their own emotions of fear, grief, and joyful remembrance.

Children ask A LOT of questions when it comes to heaven, particularly when they've experienced the loss of a loved one.