Based on a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish.
Top Ten Books dealing with Grief or Hard Subjects (Any Choosing)
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Flowers for Algernon Deals with what can go horribly wrong when man plays God, and the sadness associated with low intelligence and how they are treated by society. |
| Speak Deals with the important issue of rape and bullying in high school |
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Tiger Eyes Blume excels with this one - dealing with a teenager and family coming to grips with their father dying |
| Of Mice and Men Deals with the frustrations of social classes and poverty |
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Shutter Island Deals with repressed memory/trauma, something quite important and tragic |
| Go Ask Alice Deals with drug abuse/addiction |
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The Lovely Bones How sad! A very realistic, touching book on the families grief of losing their child |
| It's Not the End of the World Great for Young Adults when their parents are getting a divorce. A painful subject. |
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Water for Elephants The abuse of circus animals, how nauseating. |
| To Kill a Mockingbird A book that deals with racism |
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