Yesterday's #kinderblog challenge is to write about books that make you tear up. My list could be quite long. My heart gets heavily involved in my reading, so I tend to keep a box of tissues nearby no matter what I'm reading.
Here are the top five books that make me cry:
Here are the top five books that make me cry:
1. Penny's Christmas Jar Miracle by Jason F. Wright. This story is about a family who collects their spare change in a jar throughout the year and gives the jar to someone at Christmas. It's Penny's turn to choose who to give the jar to, and she decides to use the money to throw a party for her neighborhood. When she finds out her elderly neighbor will be too sick to attend, she changes her plans to help include him.
I use this as a read aloud at Christmas each year, and it's hard for me to get through it without crying.
I use this as a read aloud at Christmas each year, and it's hard for me to get through it without crying.
2. I think nearly everyone has heard of Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. Briefly, Anna was born to be a donor for her sister, Kate, who became ill with leukemia. She is now 13 and has decided she doesn't want to be a donor anymore. All kinds of family drama ensues.
The ending, who is a shock, gets me every time. I was sobbing by the time I finished it the first time.
The ending, who is a shock, gets me every time. I was sobbing by the time I finished it the first time.
3. Battlecry Forever by Joanna Campbell was one of the first books to make me cry. Ashleigh takes on the challenge of breaking Battlecry, which is not an easy task. She works and works and gets him ready to race.
The ending is what made me cry.
The ending is what made me cry.
4. This gem of a book surprised me. It's totally unique - it didn't remind me of anything, and I greatly admire that. In it, two girls, one who lives in the Appalachian mountains and the other who lives in a rich suburb, switch lives as a part of an exchange program through the school. I loved reading about the lifestyle differences of the two girls.
Again, the ending is what made me cry.
Again, the ending is what made me cry.
5. Of all the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay did the most to my emotions. When I finished reading this book, I just felt awful. It's a great book, and a great ending to the trilogy, but, holy cow, I needed someone to warn me about that ending!