Heart-wrenching, emotional and compelling, or overly sentimental, navel-gazing and insipid? You make up your mind, but remember, keep those tissues ready!!
	Starring Sally J. Freedman as herself by Judy Blume (1977)
	Love that dog by Sharon Creech (2001) First book in the Love that dog series
	The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (2006)
	Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (2000)
	Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine (2010)
	War game by Michael Foreman (1989)
	The remarkable journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (2019)
	Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (2002)
	Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (1956) First book in the Old Yeller series
	Lexiland by Suzi Moore (2013)
	Born to run by Michael Morpurgo (2007)
	The butterfly lion by Michael Morpurgo (1996)
	War horse by Michael Morpurgo (1982) First book in the War horse series
	Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor (1976) Second book in The Logan family saga series Can be read & loved without having read any previous books in this series
	Storm boy by Colin Thiele (1963)
	Charlotte's web by E.B. White (1952)
	Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson (2008)
	The story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (1991) First book in the Tracy Beaker series
	Kezzie by Theresa Breslin (1993) First book in the Kezzie series
	Lily's crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff (1997) First book in the Lily's crossing series
	When friendship followed me home by Paul Griffin (2016)
	Onion tears by Diana Kidd (1989)
	Dear Olly by Michael Morpurgo (2000)
	The dancing bear by Michael Morpurgo (1994)
	Dandelion clocks by Rebecca Westcott (2014)