(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best death & dying books for children

You wanna have a good cry? Well...okay.

Grief and Loss

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Patterson's masterpiece is rightly remembered as one of the saddest books ever written for an elementary-aged audience. A young boy strikes up a friendship with his new neighbor, a girl his own age, bonding over the fact that their individual interests make them outsiders among their classmates. Together, they form a "kingdom" they christen "Terabithia" in the woods behind their houses. Tragically, the girl dies accidentally and the boy must what he's learned and move on.

Mick Harte Was Here

Notable in that the tragedy happens in the first act, this novel follows teenaged Phoebe as she struggles with the reality that her brother died in a bicycle accident.

On My Honor

Probably the shortest, but also arguably the most brutal, of these books. After promising his father he would only ride his bike out to the rocky ridge, Joel follows his daredevil friend Tony to the Vermillion River. Joel challenges Tony to a swimming race. Joel surfaces, Tony does not. And Joel must face their parents.

Just for You to Know

A young girl, the oldest in her large family, finds herself in over her head when her mother dies in childbirth.

The Man Who Loved Clowns

If somewhat dated, this tragic novel follows thirteen-year-old Delrita as she struggles to come to terms with not only her parents' untimely deaths in a car accident, but also her maternal uncle Punky, who has Down's Syndrome.

Turtle On A Fencepost

The sequel to The Man Who Loved Clowns follows Delrita as she tries to find her place in the world, and her desperation to connect with her Aunt Queenie. She finds a kindred spirit in an unexpected place.

Pets

Old Yeller

Fred Gibson's novel is more than a story about a boy and his dog. It is a story about a boy becoming a man, and how becoming a man is not easy at all.

Where the Red Fern Grows

Billy's quest to gain dogs, not just any dogs, but hunting hound dogs, is a classic and rightly so. The story of Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann is one that is not to be forgotten.

Shiloh

Phyllis Naylor's beloved quartet about a boy and his beagle was one of my favorites growing up. Marty's struggle to rescue Shiloh from the abusive Judd Travers is just the beginning, with later books exploring themes of faith and forgiveness.

Stone Fox

Young Willy must gather all his strength to win the National Dogsled Race and win desperately needed money for his grandfather's farm, with his beloved Searchlight as lead dog.

A Childhood Lost

These books are often similar to those under Grief and Loss but I felt that it was important to separate these as they feature heavy themes of racism, discrimination, and war.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

Told from the point-of-view of the bookish nine-year-old Kenny, the titular Watsons get into their fair share of misadventures in Flint, Michigan, but for the most part, things are relatively peaceful. The most strife comes from teenaged Byron. But a family trip to Birmingham flings the family head-on into the thick of the Civil Rights Movement, including the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Let the Circle Be Unbroken

The Road to Memphis

These three books are part of a series, telling the story of an African-American girl named Cassie who grows up during the Great Depression in the Deep South and sees first-hand just how ugly Jim Crow can be.

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry's novel tells a dramatized version of the efforts of the Danish Resistance, with special emphasis on the evacuations to Sweden.

Abuse

Call Me Hope

Twelve-year-old Hope struggles with the emotional abuse brought on by her mother and copes by "awarding points" for specific insults.

Neal Shusterman

and you can buy it here, if you want it

Blackwater?

http://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Harper-Trophy-Books-Bunting/dp/0064408906

Everlost by Neil Shusterman
You can see a sample here: https://www.amazon.com/Everlost-Skinjacker-Trilogy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B002NT3B6Q

http://www.amazon.com/Found-Dead-Bird-Guide-Cycle/dp/1897066716

I think I read this book too! Is is Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix? http://www.amazon.com/Turnabout-Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/dp/141693653X/ref=pd_sim_b_2

https://www.amazon.com/Poison-Breakfast-Lemony-Snicket/dp/0735265038/

A little Google-fu brought me to: Little Bill #12: The Day I Saw My Father Cry

or maybe this: Flying Solo

The only possibility that comes to mind is A Story For Hippo.

It's The Friends by Kazumi Yumoto.

the afterlife?

I never actually read it, but I remember reading the description on the back of it and having a similar mind-blown reaction.

Or there's this one, about elderly relatively dying... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Badgers-Parting-Gifts-Susan-Varley/dp/0006643175

Death Watch by Ari Berk. It's not high fantasy at all, rather more gothic in tone. It takes place in a small coastal town filled to the brim with ghosts and otherworldy entities.

In any case, the writer is a folklorist, and the setting is atmospheric and surprisingly grim for a YA novel.

Edit: formatting

For me, it was A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.

This book really pulled at my heartstrings. I read the entire thing in one sitting because I just got so engrossed. I cried while I was reading it and I cried when it was over. It makes you think about life and death, and after it was over I called both my parents and told them how much I loved them. I really don't want to say too much about it, but everyone should really read it.

No the book series
https://www.amazon.ca/Scythe-Neal-Shusterman/dp/1442472421/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_sSE6P6F5gIVkCCtBh3eVAQtEAAYASAAEgImI_D_BwE&hvadid=208329519514&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9001402&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2647777066146063663&hvtargid=kwd-308858941871&hydadcr=22425_9261598&keywords=scythe+book&qid=1574706507&sr=8-1

Sounds like The Presence by Eve Bunting.

Or maybe The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood.

I don’t think this is it and I’m struggling to come up with it https://www.amazon.com/Flat-Rabbit-Bardur-Oskarsson/dp/1771470593

I've published my book on amazon, it's A touching tale about a girl who decides to take a pause and reflect over the life she's leading. It uncovers the pillars of human emotions and relations. From friendship, love, family, internal conflicts to depression and subsequent success. After her mother's death, she's vulnerable and in unknown territory. A hit which forced the protagonist, Snigdha, to introspect deeply. She rewinds the past events while knitting a better present. 
It is the story of how she reclaimed her otherwise messy life. It is about how she accepted what's wrong and decided to do something about it. 
Check it here: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07NF5DH57/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_awdo_t1_V-uxCbQNS6VS8

Searching for David's Heart. I read it so long ago I barely remember why.

[Infinite Jest](http://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Jest-David-Foster-Wallace/dp/0316066524/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8& qid=1334368715&sr=1-1) when the wraith talks to Don Gately about why he made "the entertainment". It was just heartbreaking knowing that everything was so fucked up just because a man wanted to connect to his son.