There are countless World War 2-based books that will make you cry and yearn for a history not so unjust. Ultimately, a glass of spilled milk results in Brook confiding in her boyfriend’s mother and eventually going to counseling. Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost… As the war raids reign down, she shares her stolen books with neighbors, friends, and the Jewish man her family is hiding. Reed wrote: "hunger games made me cry when someone died(its a spoiler not gonna say!) and im about 14 so yeah, real men do cry.

Rosen and Blake feeling sad? To know that it's these two in such misery adds special poignance. These two are bringers of joy. And not just any joy: they make children laugh. It's as unsettling as it would be to see Animal make a cameo in The Seventh Seal – or death stalking the Muppets. And yet, it's true. Here they are expressing terrible pain. It's heartbreaking. Literally made tears roll down my cheeks at an alarming rate. You’ll never read a book so emotional and beautiful. Pain demands to be felt my friends." What about you? What sad books have made you cry and made you feel better afterwards? Share them in the comments below.

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