Heart-wrenching, emotional and compelling, or overly sentimental, navel-gazing and insipid? You make up your mind, but remember, keep those tissues ready!!
	The thing about jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (2015)
	The cry of the wolf by Melvin Burgess (1989)
	The heaven shop by Deborah Ellis (2004)
	The snow goose by Paul Gallico (1940)
	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)
	Kira-kira by Cynthia Kadohata (2004)
	See you at Harry's by Jo Knowles (2012)
	Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (1999)
	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)
	Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2012) First book in the Wonder series
	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1977)
	My sister lives on the mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher (2011)
	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (1877)
	Let me whisper you my story by Moya Simons (2010)
	Drums, girls, and dangerous pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (2004)
	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
	Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt (1981) First book in the Tillerman family series
	Dustbin baby by Jacqueline Wilson (2001)
	The illustrated mum by Jacqueline Wilson (1999)
	Vicky angel by Jacqueline Wilson (2000)
	Refugee boy by Benjamin Zephaniah (2001)
	Kezzie by Theresa Breslin (1993) First book in the Kezzie series
	When friendship followed me home by Paul Griffin (2016)
	A summer to die by Lois Lowry (1977)
	Dandelion clocks by Rebecca Westcott (2014)