9 Top nonfiction books like We Need to Talk About Death: An Important Book About Grief, Celebrations, and Love by Sarah Chavez

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We Need to Talk About Death: An Important Book About Grief, Celebrations, and Love

By: Sarah Chavez

4.27

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

An educational book that helps grieving children understand what happens when we die, and celebrate…

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1. Flying Solo

By: Ralph Fletcher

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Friday, April 28, 9:00 a.m. Opportunity is knocking at the door of Mr. "Fab" Fabiano's sixth-grade … read more

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2. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • middle grade
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3. Grief Is for People

By: Sloane Crosley

3.91

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Grief is for people, not things."

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."

-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People

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4. The Hurting Kind: Poems

By: Ada Limon

4.34

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ou… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There is a solitude in this world I cannot pierce. I would die for it."

-Ada Limon, The Hurting Kind: Poems

"Before, the only thing I was interested in was love, how it grips you, how it terrifies you, how it annihilates and resuscitates you. I didn’t know then that it wasn’t even love that I was interested…"

-Ada Limon, The Hurting Kind: Poems

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5. The Poisons We Drink

By: Bethany Baptiste

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illeg… read more

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6. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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7. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

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  • middle grade
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8. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

By: Cole Arthur Riley

4.63

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."

-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

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9. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

By: Tony Keith

4.19

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers… read more

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10. The ABCs of Queer History

By: Seema Yasmin

4.31

Format: None pages, None

Publication is scheduled for spring 2024. read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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11. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

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  • middle grade
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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12. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

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  • middle grade
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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13. Wrecker

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Wrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas—just as soon as he finishe… read more

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  • middle grade
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14. Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more

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  • middle grade
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15. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

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  • middle grade
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16. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

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17. Till Death Do Us Part (Eva Rae Thomas #14)

By: Willow Rose

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Death was the only way she could leave. Rachel Baker, a devoted mother of three, disappeared one… read more

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18. One of Our Kind

By: Nicola Yoon

3.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more

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19. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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20. Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry

By: Alex Ritany

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

What does it mean when your best friend is dead and your instinct is relief? A stunningly immersive… read more

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21. Sync

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse a… read more

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22. The Book That Can Read Your Mind

By: Marianna Coppo

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Prepare to be amazed by this magic trick in a book! This is not an ordinary book—it’s a magical on… read more

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23. Please Don't Read This Book

By: Deanna Kizis

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this laugh-out-loud book that begs readers to break the rules, silliness and hilarity reign supr… read more

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24. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

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  • middle grade
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25. The Lightning Circle

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An intimate coming-of age novel for teens, told in verse with delicate line art, chronicling the be… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work by Kandi Wiens

26. Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work

By: Kandi Wiens

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An essential guide everyone needs to protect themselves from burnout by learning to develop and mas… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. Saltwater Secrets

By: Cindy Callaghan

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A story of two sisters, one summer vacation, and one big mystery for them to solve.Stella and Josie… read more

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  • middle grade
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28. The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

By: Josh Galarza

4.22

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one bo… read more

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29. We Need to Talk About Death: An Important Book About Grief, Celebrations, and Love

By: Sarah Chavez

4.27

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

An educational book that helps grieving children understand what happens when we die, and celebrate… read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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30. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

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  • middle grade
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31. A Stinky History of Toilets: Flush with Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries

By: Olivia Meikle

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

You sit on it every day, but how much do you really know about your toilet? Discover the history of… read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction

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4.14

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4.18

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