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A quiet, deeply moving exploration of a young girl piecing her shattered world back together through letters and love. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Love, Aubrey.

melancholy
tender
quiet
hopeful

01
Hold Still
Nina LaCour
A tender, aching exploration of the quiet spaces left behind by loss, and the slow, messy art of learning to breathe again.
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- tender
- quiet
- hopeful
- earnest
02
Love Letters to the Dead
Ava Dellaira
An intimate, epistolary journey through the messy, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful landscape of teenage grief.
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- tender
- earnest
- vulnerable
- navigating profound grief
03
Letters to the lost
Brigid Kemmerer
An intimate, emotionally charged exploration of how two broken people can help piece each other back together through the safety of shared words.
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- hopeful
- earnest
- vulnerable
- navigating profound grief
04
We are okay
Nina LaCour
A hushed, wintry meditation on the profound loneliness of grief and the quiet courage it takes to let someone back in.
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- tender
05
Playlist for the Dead
Michelle Falkoff
A poignant, music-infused journey through the messy, confusing aftermath of losing a best friend.
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- earnest
- survivor's guilt
06
Dear Zoe
Philip Beard
An intimate, heartbreakingly honest letter of a novel that captures the messy, tender reality of growing up while grieving.
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- tender
- earnest
- vulnerable
- navigating profound grief
07
The truth about forever
Sarah Dessen
A sun-soaked summer of chaotic catering gigs, found family, and learning to let go of the need to be perfect.
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- hopeful
- earnest
- gentle
08
How to Make Friends with the Dark
Kathleen Glasgow
A raw, unflinching exploration of the suffocating weight of sudden loss and the slow, painful process of letting the light back in.
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- tender
- earnest
- vulnerable
09
The thing about jellyfish
Ali Benjamin
A quiet, aching exploration of grief that uses the wonders of the natural world to make sense of the unimaginable.
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- tender
- quiet
- earnest
10
Lock and Key
Sarah Dessen · 2008
A tender, character-driven journey about a fiercely guarded girl discovering that letting people in is the bravest thing she can do.
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- tender
- hopeful
- earnest
11
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Ned Vizzini
A candid, surprisingly funny exploration of teenage depression and the unexpected moments of light found within a psychiatric hospital.
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- hopeful
- earnest
12
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine
A tender, literal-minded exploration of grief that slowly colors outside the lines of a black-and-white world.
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- tender
- hopeful
- earnest
- poignant

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