We Are Okay

Author: Nina LaCour

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers 2017

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Marin has always known death her mother died when she was three. She never knew her father or her grandmother. She was raised by her grandfather but what secrets is he keeping from her? But his sudden death rocks her world and leaves her confused and devastated. She leaves her old life and her close friendship with nothing but her phone, wallet and a picture of her Mum. This tale explores themes like an everlasting friendship, and overcoming grief.

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Marley and Me

Author: John Grogan

Publisher: William Morrow,2005

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John and Jenny are starting their life together. They were young and head over heels in love, with a perfect little cottage and not a care in the world. Then Marley, a temperamental yellow   fur ball of a puppy comes home. The Grogan’s are spiralled into a chaotic world. Marley becomes a dog like no other from failing obedience school to becoming a notorious  womens underwear thief. But Marley is always their trusting hound leading the Gorgans through the ups and downs that life can throw at you. This gorgeous true story written as a memoir will leave readers young and old with a smile on their faces. This book has also been made into a sensational movie

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Water For Elephants

Author:Sara Gruen
Publisher: Algonquin Books,2007



Ever wanted to work at the circus? Jacob Jankowski, who is recently orphaned, jumps onto a passing train. Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the alluring young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charming but degenerate animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discover a way to reach her.Set in the 1930s this story delves into themes like grief, love, and adventure.

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All The Light We Cannot See

Author: Anthony Doerr 

Publisher: Scribner 2014

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Told from the perspective of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner Pfennig, an orphan German boy whose paths collide as they try and survive through the hardship of WW2 in occupied France. They are two polar opposites with one thing in common, the yearning to survive.

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