Books like You shouldn't have to say good-bye by Patricia Hermes

A poignant young‑adult tale of two teens—Hazel and Augustus—who meet in a cancer support group, and whose unlikely romance forces them to confront love, illness, and the meaning of life.

A coming‑of‑age epistolary novel that follows introverted teen Charlie through his freshman year in a 1990s Pittsburgh suburb as he navigates high school, friendship and the challenges of adolescence.

After being murdered at fourteen, Susie Salmon watches from heaven as her family, friends, and killer grapple with grief and justice, revealing how love and forgiveness shape a family's future.

A ten‑year‑old boy in rural Virginia befriends a newcomer, and together they create the imaginary kingdom of Terabithia, a friendship that ends tragically when a storm forces an untimely death.

Seventeen‑year‑old Mia faces a life‑altering medical crisis after a family car crash—she must decide whether to live a new life in the present or return to her former world as a coma patient.

A teenage boy grapples with his mother's terminal cancer and brother's suicide in a dysfunctional family setting.

When Samantha Kingston suddenly dies, she wakes to the uncanny ability to relive her final day seven times over. Each repetition reveals new twists that force her to re‑evaluate friendships, love, and the choices she prized most.

Seventeen‑year‑old Landon Carter reflects on the first love that changed his life, a passionate romance that begins in North Carolina and ends with a painful, enduring memory of the battle against leukemia.

A teenage romance set in a high school, Don't Say Goodbye (Love Stories) examines the emotional journey of youth as they navigate love, friendship, and the social norms of dating.

When Summer’s beloved aunt dies, she and her uncle Ob must leave their West Virginia trailer and confront grief, hope, and the question of what makes life meaningful.

Francis, a teenager with a quirky and fractured family, struggles to carve his own path at school. When leukemia strikes, he discovers unexpected kindnesses and new perspectives on life.

At twelve, Ruby faces her mother’s imprisonment and turns to her eccentric aunt, a nun with hidden secrets, hoping she can help free her mother.

A spirited twelve‑year‑old in Dublin confronts her grandmother’s impending death and is drawn into a mysterious adventure when a stranger brings a message for Gran.

After her sister’s death, seventeen‑year‑old Lennie grapples with grief, a love triangle, and her ambition to become a musician.

A fourteen‑year‑old single mother, China Cup Cameron, battles poverty and debt to honor her daughter's death with a proper funeral, relying on a paralyzed uncle for support.

During a summer at his family cottage, Jeremy learns his father has terminal cancer and, with the help of a new friend, discovers how love and loss can leave a lasting legacy.

A story about a young girl who tries to buy a gold pin for her mother, despite financial difficulties and the loss of her job.

When her mother is dying, Tommy spends the summer with her estranged father, learning to understand him and face the loss of the woman they both love.

English : The first book in Lauren Oliver’s New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love? French : Lena vit dans un monde où l'amour est considéré comme la pire des maladies. Un monde où tous les jeunes subissent à leur majorité une opération de cerveau pour être immunisés. A quelques mois de ses dix-huit ans, Lena aspire presque à subir à son tour le Protocole car, depuis toujours, amour rime pour elle avec souffrance et danger. Jusqu'à ce qu'une rencontre inattendue fasse tout basculer. Avant, tout était simple, tout était organisé. Mais est-ce vraiment vivre que de laisser la société tout prévoir pour vous. Vos amis, vos amours et votre avenir ? (Payot.ch)

An eleven-year-old girl in the Tennessee mountains must confront her grandmother’s impending death and learn to carry forward their shared love of music and life after she leaves their secluded cabin.