Sad Girl Summer

Published on June 17, 2025

Top view of a mug with latte art in the shape of a frowny face.

By Hannah V.

Hot girl summer this, brat summer that. Nah, I’m celebrating sad girl summer. I’m getting in touch with my emotions and crying it out over a good book.  

So, today we have a curated list of books that have made your librarians cry—and if that’s not enough, a playlist to sharpen that sweet sorrow. Grab a box of tissues and get ready; it’s about to get really sad up in here.  

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Playlist

Books

Adult Fiction

 

Adult Nonfiction

From Here to the Great Unknown book cover art featuring Lisa Marie Presley in her childhood posing with her father Elvis wearing a blue leisure suit jacketDewey book cover art featuring an orange cat posing on top of a book with the word Rescuing Sprite book cover art featuring a photo of a tan and white dog with smiling eyes and its tongue hanging out

 

YA Fiction

Flowers for Algernon book cover art featuring a white mouse with pink feet and eyes in front of a blue background with grey blue line pattern resembling a maze.All The Bright Places book cover art featuring square post it notes of different colors arranged in a 2x4 grid with one word of the book title on 4 of the post its.The Fault in our Stars book cover art featuring a the book title written in a black cloud shape and the authors name in a white cloud shape superimposed on a blue background

Children's Fiction

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane book cover art featuring a small anthropomorphic rabbit dressed in a red suit approaching the entrance of a stone building with marble columns on either side of the door.Bridge to Terabithia book cover art featuring a silhouette of a boy standing on one side of a small dry river run and a girl swinging on a rope hanging from a tree branch on the other side.Where the Red Fern Grows cover art featuring a silhouette of a boy running with 2 hounds and a background of a starry sky and a full moon.

 

 

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