I am enclosing two lists and a website. The first list is made up of titles that I
found in the archives and titles that were sent to me. The second list is
brand-new from the ALA/PPYA. I am not familiar with all of the titles and some may
be too old for middle school so check them out before you buy.
The website is from the LM_NET archives:
http://www.orednet.org/~jrathbun/bookmarks/tearjerkers.html
(Also:Only one or two Lurlene McDaniel titles are on the list, but of course, all
of them qualify!)
List one
On my honor by Bauer
*Hanging onto Max by Bechard
Secret Garden by Burnett
Summer of the swans by Byars
What Jamie Saw by Coman
Getting near to Baby by Coulombis
Red Badge of Courage by Crane
Love that dog by Creech
Walk Two Moons by Creech
Say Goodnight Gracie by Deaver
Invincible summer by Ferris
**An egg on three sticks by Jack Fischer
Death be not proud by Gunther
Because of Anya by Haddix
Letters from Rifka by Hesse
Out of the dust by Hesse
Touch of the Clown by Huser
**ira Kira by Kadohata (this year’s Newbery)
Chinese Cinderella by Mah
Girlhearts by Mazer
Touching spirit bear by Mikaelsen
Earthshine by Nelson
Dancing on the edge by Nolan
Mick Harte was here by Park
Imani all mine by Porter (may be too old for middle school)
A door near here by Quarles
The Yearling by Rawlings
Missing May by Rylant
One of those hideous books where the mother dies by Sones
**Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Sonnenblick
Walk to Remember by Sparks
Dangerous Skies by Staples
*Swear to Howdy by Van Draanen
Homeless Bird by Whalen
Each Little Bird that sings by Wiles
Make Lemondade by Wolff
If you come softly by Woodson
* New
** New and recommended but I have not read it
List two
Read ‘Em & Weep
Get out your hankies! Here are stories of teens struggling to overcome loss, love,
and life’s disappointments. Committee Chair, Walter M. Mayes offers this list “for
when teens want something heart-wrenching.”
Bechard, Margaret. Hanging on to Max. 2003. Simon Pulse, paper, $6.99
(0-689-86268-7).
Brooks, Bruce. What Hearts. 1995. HarperCollins/HarperTrophy, paper, $5.99
(0-06-447127-6).
Carvell, Marlene. Who will tell my brother?. 2004. Hyperion, paper, $5.99
(0-7868-1657-0).
The Color of Absence:12 Stories About Loss and Hope. Ed. by James Howe. 2003. Simon
Pulse, paper, $6.99 (0-689-85667-9).
Dean, Carolee. Comfort. 2004. Houghton Mifflin/Graphia, paper, $6.99
(0-618-43912-9).
Frank, E.R. America. 2003. Simon Pulse, paper, $7.99 (0-689-85772-1).
Gilbert, Barbara. Stone Water. 2003. Front Street, paper $7.95 (1-886910-12-X).
Hopkins, Ellen. Crank. 2004. Simon Pulse, paper, $6.99 (0-689-86519-8).
Hrdlitschka, Shelley. Dancing Naked. 2002. Orca, paper, $6.95 (1-55143-210-2).
Hurwin, Davida. A Time for Dancing. 1997. Puffin, paper, $5.99 (0-14-038618-1).
Klass, David. You Don't Know Me. 2002. HarperTempest, paper, $6.99 (0-06-447378-3).
Lee, Marie G. Necessary Roughness. 1998. HarperTrophy, paper, $5.99 (0-06-447169-1).
McDaniel, Lurlene. Baby Alicia is Dying. 1993. Bantam Doubleday Dell, paper,
$4.99 (0-553-29605-1).
Moore, Terry. Strangers in Paradise: High School! 1999. illus. Abstract Studio,
paper, $8.95 (1-892597-07-1).
Porter, Connie. Imani All Mine. 2000. Houghton Mifflin, paper, $12.00
(0-618-05678-5).
Ryan, Sara. Empress of the World. 2003. Penguin USA, $7.99 paper, (0-14-250059-3).
Stratton, Allan. Chanda's Secrets. 2004. Annick Press, paper, $8.95 (1-55037-834-1).
Swanson, Julie A. Going for the Record. 2004. Eerdmans, paper, $8.00
(0-8028-5273-4).
Thompson, Craig. Blankets: An Illustrated Novel. 2003. illus. Top Shelf
Productions, paper, $29.95 (1-891830-43-0).
Voigt, Cynthia. A Solitary Blue. 2003. Aladdin, paper, $5.99 (0-689-86360-8).
White, Ruth. Weeping Willow. 1994. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper, $5.95
(0-374-48280-2).
Williams, Lori Aurelia. When Kambia Elaine Flew in From Neptune. 2001. Simon &
Schuster, paper, $10.00 (0-689-84593-6).
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Name Me Nobody. 2000. Hyperion, paper, $5.99 (0-7868-1466-7).
--
Susan Burstein
Portland Middle School
95 High Street
Portland, CT 06480
portlandms@comcast.net
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