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24 books recommended for fans of Always by My Side by Susan Kerner, tied together by themes of Stories in Verse, Death, Grief, Bereavement, and Social Themes.

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Top related books to Always by My Side

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Red, White, and Whole A Newbery Honor Award Winner — Rajani LaRocca

Red, White, and Whole A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Crossover — Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Light — Leigh Anne Fortner

Leigh Anne Fortner

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Eilish Fisher 2 — Eilish Fisher

Eilish Fisher 2

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Chasing Brooklyn — Lisa Schroeder

Chasing Brooklyn

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Great Realization — Tomos Roberts

The Great Realization

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Call Me Adnan — Reem Faruqi

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Aurora County All-Stars — Deborah Wiles

The Aurora County All-Stars

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Smoke — Ellen Hopkins

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Old Oak Tree — Hilary Briar

The Old Oak Tree

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Rebound — Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

How High Is Heaven — Linsey Davis

How High Is Heaven

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Next Place — Warren Hanson

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Dead on Town Line — Leslie Connor

Dead on Town Line

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Everett Anderson’s Goodbye — Lucille Clifton

Everett Anderson’s Goodbye

Lucille Clifton

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore! — Kate Coombs

Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore!

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Ghosts for Breakfast — Stanley Todd Terasaki

Ghosts for Breakfast

Stanley Todd Terasaki

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Red Pencil — Andrea Davis Pinkney

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Pudsey and the Thread of Hope — Tom Fletcher

Pudsey and the Thread of Hope

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

When Shadows Fall — Sita Brahmachari

When Shadows Fall

Sita Brahmachari

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Right as Rain — Lindsey Stoddard

Lindsey Stoddard

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Fox A Circle of Life Story — Isabel Thomas

Fox A Circle of Life Story

Themes: Stories in Verse • Death, Grief, Bereavement

Lucy Doesn’t Wear Pink — Nancy N. Rue

Lucy Doesn’t Wear Pink — Nancy N. Rue

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Giraffes Can’t Dance — Giles Andreae

Giraffes Can’t Dance

Themes: Stories in Verse • Social Themes

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Always by My Side by Susan Kerner. Connected by Stories in Verse, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Social Themes. Authors featured include Rajani LaRocca, Kwame Alexander, Leigh Anne Fortner, Eilish Fisher, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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