Heart-wrenching, emotional and compelling, or overly sentimental, navel-gazing and insipid? You make up your mind, but remember, keep those tissues ready!!
	Sounder by William H. Armstrong (1969)
	Starring Sally J. Freedman as herself by Judy Blume (1977)
	Sixth grade style queen (Not!) by Sherryl Clark (2007)
	Love that dog by Sharon Creech (2001) First book in the Love that dog series
	The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (1995)
	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 snow goose by Paul Gallico (1940)
	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
	Once by Morris Gleitzman (2005) First book in the Felix and Zelda series
	Two weeks with the queen by Morris Gleitzman (1989)
	Summer of my German soldier by Bette Greene (1973) First book in the Summer of my German soldier series
	The silver donkey by Sonya Hartnett (2004)
	The endless steppe by Esther Hautzig (1968)
	Out of the dust by Karen Hesse (1997)
	See you at Harry's by Jo Knowles (2012)
	Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur (2009)
	Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (1999)
	A corner of the universe by Ann M. Martin (2002)
	Lexiland by Suzi Moore (2013)
	Born to run by Michael Morpurgo (2007)
	War horse by Michael Morpurgo (1982) First book in the War horse series
	Ties that bind, ties that break by Lensey Namioka (1999)
	Call me hope by Gretchen Olson (2007)
	Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2012) First book in the Wonder series
	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1977)
	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (1877)
	Let me whisper you my story by Moya Simons (2010)
	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)
	Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson (2008)
	Vicky angel by Jacqueline Wilson (2000)
	What every girl except me knows by Nora Raleigh Baskin (2001)
	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)
	Dandelion clocks by Rebecca Westcott (2014)
	The story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (1991) First book in the Tracy Beaker series