Books like Love Letters to the Dead
12 books with a reading profile close to Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; an easy read.
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1
The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
After her best friend Franny drowns, twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson stops talking.
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2
Clap When You Land
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Twin sisters Camino and Yahaira Rios live separate lives in the Dominican Republic and New York City, unaware of each other’s existence.
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3
Suicide Notes
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Jeff Weeks is a fifteen-year-old who wakes up in a psychiatric ward after attempting suicide.
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4
The Black Flamingo
by Dean Atta
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Michael, a mixed-race teenager of Jamaican and Greek-Cypriot heritage, grows up in London feeling he is never enough of any single identity.
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5
The Tiger Rising
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Rob Horton lives in a Florida motel with his father, mourning his mother’s death while repressing his grief through a skin rash on his legs.
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6
Hello Beautiful
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
William Waters grows up in a silent, loveless household, finding his only refuge in basketball.
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7
The Astonishing Color of After
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Leigh Chen Sanders is convinced that her mother turned into a large red bird after dying by suicide.
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8
Maame
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Twenty-five-year-old Maddie Wright spends her days navigating a high-pressure London office and her nights as the sole caregiver for her father, who struggles with late-stage Parkinson’s disease.
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9
Before I Die
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Scott has lived with leukemia for four years and has decided to stop her medical treatments.
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10
The Last Time We Say Goodbye
by Cynthia Hand
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
High school senior Lexie Tyson faces the aftermath of her younger brother Tyler’s suicide.
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11
The Collected Regrets of Clover
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Clover Brooks works as a death doula in New York City, supporting terminal patients through their final hours.
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Bridge to Terabithia
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Jess Aarons, a fifth-grader living in rural Virginia, spends his summer training to be the fastest runner in his school.
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