It’s an understatement to say that Tillie is struggling, and the adults in her life are largely failing her. Of Mice and Men is ultimately a tale of true friendship and mercy. For heartbreaking books, this short classic has a deeply moving ending and essential portrayal of the Great Depression. But, with a newfound sense of adventure and an Italian chef and young author, Jean decides to set sail in search of his long-lost lover. Rosen and Blake feeling sad? To know that it's these two in such misery adds special poignance. These two are bringers of joy. And not just any joy: they make children laugh. It's as unsettling as it would be to see Animal make a cameo in The Seventh Seal – or death stalking the Muppets. And yet, it's true. Here they are expressing terrible pain. It's heartbreaking.

As Charlie’s intelligence increases, he becomes aware of his coworkers’ mistreatment of him and of the ethics of the experiment.What emerges is a breathtaking bow before the central paradox of the human experience — the awareness that the heart’s enormous capacity for love is matched with an equal capacity for pain, and yet we love anyway and somehow find fragments of that love even amid the ruins of loss. In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways; yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different—special—she names her Onyesonwu, which means “Who fears death?” in an ancient language.It doesn’t take long for Onye to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her conception. She is Ewu—a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by her community. But Onye is not the average Ewu. Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. As she grows, so do her abilities, and during an inadvertent visit to the spirit realm, she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to kill her. Stemming from the real-life American Airlines 587 plane crash from 2001, this book tells the story of mourning a loss from the perspective of two girls in different countries. Elizabeth Acevedo uses free verse and two voices to really showcase a range of emotions. Definitely a great read!"

It was definitely a strange read that I wasn't expecting, but I persisted. By the middle and end I was rewarded with understanding, only that understanding was so unbelievably sad that I was crying with a sense of loss." Ever since her mom walked out, Carla and her dad Biggie have been traveling the world together – until he’s diagnosed with dementia, a disease that will ultimately cause him to forget Carla. Whatever the reasons, books that make you cry are often powerful in one way or another. I mean, think about it—crying is an intense emotional response. It can even be good for you ! Below, you’ll find a list of the must-read books that make you cry, divided into genres. There are, of course, more genres than those below, but these were the ones I found most often when doing my research. My very tearful research. If you have books you’d like to add, please comment and share them with us! Before reconstructing what likely happened when a nor’easter met a hurricane in the North Atlantic, Junger shares the lives of the men who eventually found themselves aboard the Andrea Gale.Now Nicholas has an empire to run. He doesn’t have time for distractions and Livvy’s sudden reappearance in town is a major distraction. She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want…so why can’t he forget how right she feels in his bed? When Isabel Allende’s daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes; we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, and the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. With Paula, Allende has written a powerful autobiography whose straightforward acceptance of the magical and spiritual worlds will remind readers of her first book, The House of the Spirits. To put it simply, Doerr’s WWII novel is an epic masterpiece full of emotion, sadness, triumph, and morality. More trouble is ahead, though, for Precious when she gives birth and ends up on the street. Brace yourself for this one.