My little sister wants a "sad book" for her birthday. What would you say the "saddest" books are for 11-13 year olds?
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one of the Redwall series books. i wouldn't say it is fit for 11-13, not because of language, but they are 400 pages long and are confusing. they are good books though, and alot of times the one the people loves most dies at the end
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A sad book? .... hmm, Any of the autobiographies about the hollocaust including; Four Perfect Pebbles, Number the Stars or The Diary of Anne Frank... A Child Called "It" and/or all stories relating to David Peltzer... If she hasn't already read them.... a Where's Waldo Book... they are sad for me cause i can only find half the items... or find all the items before giving it to her, making her sad every time she goes to find Waldo and he's already been found by Sharpie... As a joke you could color in a coloring book and give it to her... thats gotta be depressing when you can't color your own pictures... Or you could be really thoughtful and write her a book about all your best moments together, the hard things in life she has accomplished, retelling about times you were really scared for her life or times you know she was scared for you and how you got through them... include inspirational writings of other authors you know she can relate to... or you could get the david peltzer books... they're sad...
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My sister is 12 and said that "Walk two moons" is extremely sad.
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Old Yeller was always a great sad ending story. A boy and his dog, dog contracts rabies, boy has to put dog down (does it himself).
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does she want 'real life' sad or fiction 'dying animal' sad. I'd say stick to the classics, tarka the otter and watership down have made me cry everytime i read them, even now!
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Watership Down - very sad, particularly for a female considering it is about rabbits that have to flee in order to avoid being killed (which some do) due to property development. 448 pages though.
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Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
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I always thought "Mama, Let's Dance" and "The Man Who Loved Clowns" were freaking sad when I was that age. They're by Apple Press, I believe.
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The "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series by Lemony Snicket
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"Nobody's Boy", by Hector Malot. I cried a lot while reading this book.
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roll of thunder, hear my cry by mildred d. taylor its really moving
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A Child Called It. She can read it in one day; and she'll appreciate life so much more afterwards.
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A volume of Edgar Allen Poe's novels.
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The Chronicles of Narnia have a lot of sad parts. That might be what she wants.
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"Where the Red Fern Grows" first book i ever cried about. i was 9. Recently, i read "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett, and bawled like a little baby! thats right, i had a 17 year 'no-cry' streak. not bad uhhh??
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"A Summer to Die For" by Lois Lowry is really good and sad for that age group
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Death Be Not Proud - John Gunther
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Number the Stars, tis about the Holocaust. Can't really get much sadder than that, and on the plus side, its a great book. Or Tuck Everlasting, another fantastic book, though not much sad as bittersweet.
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Have her read the diary of Anne Frank. I read it all when I was about 12.
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"The Little Mermaid" ... the original version by Hans C. Andersen.
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I had "Beat the Turtle Drum" by Constance Greene when I was about her age. It's a sad story about two sisters. This book obviously made a huge impact on me if I remember it 17 years later...
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One of my sisters is 12 and she loves (or at least loved) the book "Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board" by Bethany Hamilton (Author), Rick Bundschuh (Author), and Sheryl Berk (Contributor) . I read it myself and it's a really good book. It's a true story about a girl who lost an arm doing something she loved -- surfing. She makes the best out of it, though. It's a really good book. I recommend it to anyone. http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Surfer-Story-Family-Fighting/dp/1416503463
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"Go Ask Alice"...but I wouldn't recommend it for an 11 year old.
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shes prob. want sumthing INTERESTING 2 read. get her twilight, new moon, and eclipse. its a series the 4, breaking dawn comes out aug. 2nd. the 2nd 1 is sad. the books hav there ups and downs. theyre so good ive read them like 50 million times over :D
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