- Fox, a circle of life story, Isabel Thomas ; [illustrated by] Daniel Egnéus
- Scythe, Neal Shusterman
- The sky is everywhere, Jandy Nelson
- Mockingbird, Kathryn Erskine
- Summer Bird Blue, Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Ghost boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Harry & Hopper, Margaret Wild ; [illustrations by] Freya Blackwood
- The treasure box, written by Dave Keane ; illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell
- My father's words, Patricia MacLachlan
- After Eli, Rebecca Rupp
- Fury of the dragon goddess, Sarwat Chadda
- Skin of the sea, Natasha Bowen
- They both die at the end, Adam Silvera
- Alvin Ho, allergic to dead bodies, funerals, and other fatal circumstances, by Lenore Look ; pictures by LeUyen Pham
- Everlost, Neal Shusterman
- Looking for Alaska, a novel by John Green
- Good things, Maryah Greene ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
- Just like that, Gary D. Schmidt
- The voice upstairs, Laura E. Weymouth
- Red kayak, Priscilla Cummings
- Funeral girl, Emma K. Ohland
- Destiny calling, Will Mabbitt ; illustrated by Taryn Knight
- Dial M for Morna, Evan Munday
- How to make friends with the dark, a novel, Kathleen Glasgow
- All three stooges, Erica S. Perl
- Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola
- Finn's feather, Rachel Noble ; Illustrations by Zoey Abbott
- Dead girls don't say sorry, Alex Ritany
- Best nerds forever, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
- Where do they go?, Julia Alvarez ; illustrated by Sabra Field
- Clap when you land, Elizabeth Acevedo
- The house in Poplar Wood, K.E. Ormsbee
- The old man eating alone, written by Howard Pearlstein ; illustrated by Hilde Grove
- I'll always love you, by Hans Wilhelm
- Tiger eyes, Judy Blume
- The half-life of love, Brianna Bourne
- The funeral, Matt James
- Tim's goodbye, written and illustrated by Steven Salerno
- They both die at the end, Adam Silvera
- Connect the Scotts, Evan Munday
- Rain is not my Indian name, Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Last man out, Mike Lupica
- Death & Sparkles, Rob Justus
- Return to Augie Hobble, Lane Smith
- The first to die at the end, Adam Silvera
- Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
- How to make friends with the dark, Kathleen Glasgow
- Kira-kira, Cynthia Kadohata
- The truth about forever, Sarah Dessen
- We dream medicine dreams, written & illustrated by Lisa Boivin