Books about loss
8 books that US schools assign on this theme
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 610L
Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds
Grades 7–12 · Lexile 720L
Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D. Schmidt
Grades 7–10
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 760L
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 660L
Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 550L
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Grades 8–11 · Lexile 730L
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo
Grades 3–6
