As I posted in the Whatcha Readin' thread, I just finished Lonesome Dove for the umpteenth time. I adore this novel, but man, I cry like a baby the entire last third of the book.
But, in a good way I love books that make me feel - happy or sad or even angry.
Here are some other books that have made me cry (that I can remember easily, off the top of my head, I am sure there are more):
I particularly remember A Crack in Forever and Year of Wonders because I read them on planes - sobbing my eyes out, figuring every other passenger thought I was nuts!
The Time Traveler's Wife. I know people either love it or hate it. I'm not one to seek out books that make you cry or things that are overly emotional, but this one did it for me.
Also, pretty much every book in the Outlander series, at some point, made me cry.
her books are aimed at more high school age....but they deal with kids/teens with serious conditions and fatal illnesses (cancer, diabetes, heart trouble, everything...)
I always pick up one of her books when I need a good cry.
"A Bridge Called Hope:Stories of Triumph from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams" by Kim Meeder The author owns her own horse ranch for children who have been abused and all of her horses are rescues too. You can't turn a page without crying a little bit. Her stories are mostly about the children who come to her ranch and how the horses get there. Her first book, "Hope Rising: Stories from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams" I couldn't get passed the 1 chapter and it's fairly short chapters.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Old Yeller
Of Mice and Men
Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
Cold Mountain
Loving Frank
The Notebook
Glass Castle
Secret Life of Bees
Diary of Ann Frank
Night
The Crucible
The Color Purple