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Emotional Books

161 books

Wonder
3rd grade & upPuns & word gamesBittersweetHeads up: Bullying, Anxiety/mental health, New school
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Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery

Book 1 of 6 in Anne of Green Gables

4th grade & upBittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person, New school
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Judith Viorst

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Llama Llama Red Pajama

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

Book 1 of 30 in Llama Llama

TK & upBittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Anxiety/mental health
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Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Award Winner

Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Award Winner

Katherine Paterson

4th grade & upBittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person
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Shiloh

Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Book 1 of 4 in Shiloh

3rd grade & upSuspensefulBittersweetHeads up: Loss of a pet, Alcohol/substances
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Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls

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Jane Eyre
5th grade & upSuspensefulBittersweetHeads up: Loss of a person, Bullying, Absent/unkind parents, Adoption/foster care
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Sarah, Plain and Tall (A Newbery Award Winner)

Sarah, Plain and Tall (A Newbery Award Winner)

Patricia MacLachlan

Book 1 of 5 in Sarah, Plain and Tall

3rd grade & upBittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person
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Beezus and Ramona (Ramona Quimby Book 1)

Beezus and Ramona (Ramona Quimby Book 1)

Beverly Cleary

Book 1 of 8 in Ramona Quimby

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