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A raw, epistolary journey through the messy, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful landscape of teenage grief. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Love letters to the dead.
- melancholic
- intimate
- bittersweet
- nostalgic
- 01
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.
- 02
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.
- 03
Love, Aubrey
Suzanne LaFleur · 2009
A quiet, deeply moving exploration of a young girl piecing her shattered world back together through letters and love.
- 04
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.
- 05
The sky is everywhere
Jandy Nelson
A vibrant, messy, and deeply poetic exploration of how a heart can simultaneously break from grief and burst with new love.
- 06
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sánchez
A sharp-tongued, deeply vulnerable exploration of grief, guilt, and the suffocating weight of being the daughter left behind.
- 07
Tell the wolves I'm home
Carol Rifka Brunt
A tender, tear-jerking exploration of grief, hidden loves, and the unexpected friendships that pull us back to life.
- 08
Let Me Tell You How I Died
Sinclair Smith
A creepy, nostalgic descent into a dead girl's mind through the pages of a cursed diary.
- 09
Dear Zoe
Philip Beard
An intimate, heartbreakingly honest letter of a novel that captures the messy, tender reality of growing up while grieving.
- 10
A summer to die
Lois Lowry · 1977
A quiet, heartbreaking exploration of sibling rivalry melting into profound grief as a young girl learns to see the world through her own lens.
- 11
My sister lives on the mantelpiece
Annabel Pitcher
A heartbreakingly honest and surprisingly funny exploration of a fractured family, seen through the unfiltered eyes of a boy who just wants to move forward.
- 12
Playlist for the Dead
Michelle Falkoff
A poignant, music-infused journey through the messy, confusing aftermath of losing a best friend.
