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Books like The Empty Chair

24 books recommended for fans of The Empty Chair by Bess Kaplan, tied together by themes of Death, Grief, Bereavement and Social Themes.

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Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Truly, Madly, Deadly — Hannah Jayne

Truly, Madly, Deadly

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Kerka’s Book — Jan Bozarth

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Elementals — Saundra Mitchell

Saundra Mitchell

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Scythe — Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Love from A to Z — S. K. Ali

Love from A to Z

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Still Mine — Jayne Pillemer

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Bombs that Brought Us Together — Brian Conaghan

The Bombs that Brought Us Together

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Summer of Skinny Dipping — Amanda Howells

The Summer of Skinny Dipping

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Dead Silence A Body Finder Novel — Kimberly Derting

Dead Silence A Body Finder Novel

Kimberly Derting

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Crossover — Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Memory Box A Book about Grief — Joanna Rowland

The Memory Box A Book about Grief

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Holes in the Sky — Patricia Polacco

Holes in the Sky

Patricia Polacco

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Phoenix Rising — Karen Hesse

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Child of the Mountains — Marilyn Sue Shank

Child of the Mountains

Marilyn Sue Shank

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity — Robin Stevens

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

August Isle — Ali Standish

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

UnWholly — Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The Guidance — Marley Gibson

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Endling #3: the Only — Katherine Applegate

Endling #3: the Only

Katherine Applegate

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Mi Papá y el Dragón (Spanish Translation) Crecer con un padre que tiene cáncer (Growing up with a parent who has cancer) — Montserrat Coughlin Kim

Mi Papá y el Dragón (Spanish Translation) Crecer con un padre que tiene cáncer (Growing up with a parent who has cancer)

Montserrat Coughlin Kim

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

Crossing the Pressure Line — Laura Anne Bird

Crossing the Pressure Line

Laura Anne Bird

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

It Begins – Rest in Peace — Richie Tankersley Cusick

It Begins – Rest in Peace

Richie Tankersley Cusick

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

A Pocketful of Stars — Aisha Bushby

A Pocketful of Stars

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

A Mad Zombie Party — Gena Showalter

A Mad Zombie Party

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Social Themes

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Death, Grief, Bereavement, Social Themes — the same threads that run through The Empty Chair by Bess Kaplan. Among the authors featured: Hannah Jayne, Jan Bozarth, Saundra Mitchell, Neal Shusterman, and others.

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