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The Ethan I Was Before
by Ali Standish
When I was middle-grade aged I loved "Bridge to Terabithia", "A Day No Pigs Would Die", and "Where the Red Fern Grows". As a parent I love the lessons about grief and loss that can be learned from them. What I really enjoyed about this book was that while the aforementioned books mainly focused on the relationship leading up to the loss this mostly focused on the aftermath. It was so interesting to see how everyone in this story dealt with the different emotions. The ending may have made me cry a little bit. Okay, it definitely did. A very impactful read. I think it's one that kids could easily relate to and be interested by even with the heavy theme- which I can't always say about my forays into middle-grade reading.