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If You Were Here | Abigail Johnson

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If You Were Here out now from Storytide; 304 pages Content Warning: Death of parent, grief, cheating  About the Author: “Abigail Johnson was born in Pennsylvania. When she was twelve,

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The Importance of Darkness in Children’s Literature

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A trend I have frequently noticed with books for younger readers is that books with complex emotions or dark themes lead to them being immediately categorized as part of the

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And the River Drags Her Down | Jihyun Yun

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And the River Drags Her Down coming October 7th, 2025 from Knopf Books for Young Readers; 400 pages Content Warning: Death of a sibling and parent, parentification, violence against humans

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The Shape of Lost Things | Sarah Everett

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The Shape of Lost Things coming October 22, 2024 from HarperCollins; 272 pages Content Warning: Family trauma, PTSD About the Author: “Sarah Everett is the author of several books for

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The Broke Hearts | Matt Mendez

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Out Now from Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 240 pages The Broke Hearts by Matt Mendez Content Warning: Language, death, violence, discussion of police brutality About the Author:

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The Blood Years | Elana K. Arnold

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The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold  Coming October 10th, 2023 from Balzer + Bray; 400 pages Content warnings: Antisemitism, racial slurs, graphic violence, depictions of the Holocaust, slurs, rape,

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