Barrington Area Library

Teens' Catalog | Tearjerkers

Keep a tissue nearby while reading these powerful stories.

Abelove, Joan.  Saying It out Loud.
Alcott, Louisa May.  Little Women; or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
Bauer, Joan.  Hope Was Here.
Bauer, Joan.  Stand Tall.
Bloor, Edward.  Tangerine.
Blume, Judy.  Tiger Eyes.
Brashares, Ann.  The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Bunting, Eve.  Sudden Silence.
Fleischman, Paul.  Whirligig.
Creech, Sharon.  Walk Two Moons.
Deaver, Julie Reece.  Say Goodnight, Gracie.
Hautman, Pete.  Invisible.
Hesse, Karen.  Out of the Dust.
Hinton, S. E.  The Outsiders.
Hurwin, Davida.  A Time for Dancing.
L'Engle, Madeleine.  A Ring of Endless Light.
Lowry, Lois.  The Silent Boy.
Lowry, Lois.  A Summer to Die.
Mazer, Henry.  When the Phone Rang.
Mazer, Norma Fox.  Girlhearts.
McDonald, Joyce.  Swallowing Stones.
Mikaelsen, Ben.  Touching Spirit Bear.
Montgomery, L. M.  Anne of Green Gables.
Nolan, Han.  Dancing on the Edge.
Orr, Wendy.  Peeling the Onion.
Park, Barbara.  The Graduation of Jake Moon.
Paulsen, Gary.  The Voyage of the Frog.
Peck, Richard.  Remembering the Good Times.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth.  The Year without Michael.
Philbrick, Rodman.  Freak the Mighty.
Pullman, Philip.  The Golden Compass.
Sonnenblick, Jordan.  Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.
Tashjian, Janet.  Tru Confessions.
Warner, Sally.  Sort of Forever.
Zindel, Paul.  A Begonia for Miss Applebaum.