😢 Uplifting Tearjerker

Books designed to break your heart open and then tenderly put it back together. Readers seek these stories for the cathartic release of tears that leave them feeling more alive, not less.

Pay It Forward

by Catherine Ryan Hyde • 1999

To change the world, a boy invents a kindness chain; his own life becomes its cost.

4.20

29k+

👵👦 Intergenerational Bond 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🤝 Acts Of Kindness

Pay It Forward 89%

To change the world, a boy invents a kindness chain; his own life becomes its cost.

by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999

4.20

29k+ ratings

👵👦 Intergenerational Bond 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🤝 Acts Of Kindness

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

by Joe Siple • 2018

A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.

4.61

48k+

🧓 Intergenerational Bond 👦 Childhood Illness 🪣 Bucket List Quest

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride Summary

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride 88%

A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.

by Joe Siple 2018

4.61

48k+ ratings

🧓 Intergenerational Bond 👦 Childhood Illness 🪣 Bucket List Quest

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

by Robert Dugoni • 2018

His mother called his red eyes God's work; his classmates had a crueler name for them.

4.45

232k+

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 👁️ Visible Difference 💕 Mother Son Bond

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Summary

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell 88%

His mother called his red eyes God's work; his classmates had a crueler name for them.

by Robert Dugoni 2018

4.45

232k+ ratings

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 👁️ Visible Difference 💕 Mother Son Bond

I Wanted You To Know

by Laura Pearson • 2019

Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.

4.32

6k+

🏥 Cancer Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond ✍️ Letters To A Child

I Wanted You To Know 87%

Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.

by Laura Pearson 2019

4.32

6k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond ✍️ Letters To A Child

Pollyanna

by Eleanor H. Porter • 1913

An orphan teaches a Vermont town to find one reason for happiness in every misfortune.

4.02

92k+

🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family 🍂 Small Town New England

Pollyanna 87%

An orphan teaches a Vermont town to find one reason for happiness in every misfortune.

by Eleanor H. Porter 1913

4.02

92k+ ratings

🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family 🍂 Small Town New England

A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Jack Canfield • 1997

Real-life stories that restore your faith in people, one small kindness at a time.

4.07

791

🥰 Feel-Good Stories 💝 Small Acts Of Kindness 🏋️ Perseverance

A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary

A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul 87%

Real-life stories that restore your faith in people, one small kindness at a time.

by Jack Canfield 1997

4.07

791 ratings

🥰 Feel-Good Stories 💝 Small Acts Of Kindness 🏋️ Perseverance

The Gift

by Danielle Steel • 1986

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

3.99

21k+

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy

The Gift 87%

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

by Danielle Steel 1986

3.99

21k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom • 2018

Annie dies on her wedding day and meets five guides who reveal her life's hidden connections.

4.33

69k+

☁️ Afterlife Journey 🔗 Interconnected Lives 🔁 Redemption Arc

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Summary

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven 87%

Annie dies on her wedding day and meets five guides who reveal her life's hidden connections.

by Mitch Albom 2018

4.33

69k+ ratings

☁️ Afterlife Journey 🔗 Interconnected Lives 🔁 Redemption Arc

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Jack Canfield • 1994

101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.

3.98

2k+

☀️ Positive Outlook 💪 Emotional Resilience 💝 Acts Of Kindness

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul 87%

101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.

by Jack Canfield 1994

3.98

2k+ ratings

☀️ Positive Outlook 💪 Emotional Resilience 💝 Acts Of Kindness

La fuerza de Sheccid

by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez • 1997

A sensitive teen falls for an unreachable classmate whose coldness masks a devastating secret.

3.51

4k+

💕 Coming Of Age Romance ✨ Idealized First Love 💔 Tragic Romance

La fuerza de Sheccid 87%

A sensitive teen falls for an unreachable classmate whose coldness masks a devastating secret.

by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez 1997

3.51

4k+ ratings

💕 Coming Of Age Romance ✨ Idealized First Love 💔 Tragic Romance

Life’s Too Short

by Abby Jimenez • 2021

A YouTuber and lawyer neighbor bond over a baby, but hereditary illness threatens their future.

4.15

303k+

🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Life’s Too Short 87%

A YouTuber and lawyer neighbor bond over a baby, but hereditary illness threatens their future.

by Abby Jimenez 2021

4.15

303k+ ratings

🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Ultimate Life

by Jim Stovall • 2007

A courtroom must decide if a spoiled heir has mastered his grandfather's life lessons.

4.02

1k+

🕊️ Inspirational Parable ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📜 Inheritance Battle

The Ultimate Life 87%

A courtroom must decide if a spoiled heir has mastered his grandfather's life lessons.

by Jim Stovall 2007

4.02

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Inspirational Parable ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📜 Inheritance Battle

Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Jack Canfield • 1993

101 true stories where an ordinary person becomes the turning point in another's life.

3.96

41k+

📖 Uplifting Anecdotes 💭 Positive Thinking ❤️ Acts Of Kindness

Chicken Soup for the Soul 87%

101 true stories where an ordinary person becomes the turning point in another's life.

by Jack Canfield 1993

3.96

41k+ ratings

📖 Uplifting Anecdotes 💭 Positive Thinking ❤️ Acts Of Kindness

Before My Heart Stops

by Paul Cardall • 2010

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

3.98

392

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant

Before My Heart Stops 87%

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

by Paul Cardall 2010

3.98

392 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant

For You

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023

Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.

4.61

2k+

🏥 Terminal Illness 💔 Caregiver Burden 🌅 Love After Loss

For You 87%

Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023

4.61

2k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness 💔 Caregiver Burden 🌅 Love After Loss

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

468k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers

A Thousand Boy Kisses 86%

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016

4.03

468k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers

Before I Die

by Jenny Downham • 2007

Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.

3.81

58k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 📋 Bucket List 🏡 Boy Next Door

Before I Die 86%

Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.

by Jenny Downham 2007

3.81

58k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 📋 Bucket List 🏡 Boy Next Door

The Choice

by Henry Denker • 1987

A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.

3.84

103

🏥 Medical Family Drama 🩺 Pediatric Cancer 💔 Loss Of A Child

The Choice 86%

A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.

by Henry Denker 1987

3.84

103 ratings

🏥 Medical Family Drama 🩺 Pediatric Cancer 💔 Loss Of A Child

Sisterhood Everlasting

by Ann Brashares • 2011

Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.

3.91

39k+

👯 Grown Up Friendship 💕 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends

Sisterhood Everlasting 86%

Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.

by Ann Brashares 2011

3.91

39k+ ratings

👯 Grown Up Friendship 💕 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch • 2008

A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.

4.26

365k+

🏥 Cancer Memoir 🌟 Dream Pursuit 🧗 Grit And Perseverance

The Last Lecture 86%

A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.

by Randy Pausch 2008

4.26

365k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Memoir 🌟 Dream Pursuit 🧗 Grit And Perseverance

Bright Side

by Kim Holden • 2014

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

4.29

63k+

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Bright Side 86%

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

by Kim Holden 2014

4.29

63k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt • 2022

Tova cleans the aquarium by night. The octopus she saves knows her lost son's secret.

4.36

1.3M+

🐙 Animal Narrator 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🫂 Found Family

Remarkably Bright Creatures 86%

Tova cleans the aquarium by night. The octopus she saves knows her lost son's secret.

by Shelby Van Pelt 2022

4.36

1.3M+ ratings

🐙 Animal Narrator 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🫂 Found Family

A Million Dreams

by Dani Atkins • 2019

A widow's embryo was mistakenly implanted in another woman, and her son is raised by strangers.

4.41

5k+

🎭 Family Drama ⚖️ Custody Battle 🔄 Dual Narrative

A Million Dreams 86%

A widow's embryo was mistakenly implanted in another woman, and her son is raised by strangers.

by Dani Atkins 2019

4.41

5k+ ratings

🎭 Family Drama ⚖️ Custody Battle 🔄 Dual Narrative

Theo of Golden

by Allen Levi • 2023

An old man returns portraits to strangers, healing old wounds without ever revealing his name.

4.56

180k+

🎁 Anonymous Benefactor 🕵️ Hidden Identity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Theo of Golden 86%

An old man returns portraits to strangers, healing old wounds without ever revealing his name.

by Allen Levi 2023

4.56

180k+ ratings

🎁 Anonymous Benefactor 🕵️ Hidden Identity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

by Phaedra Patrick • 2016

His wife's hidden charm bracelet upends a widower's quiet life, launching a quest to know her.

3.93

58k+

✨ Uplifting Fiction 🧓 Widower'S Journey 📝 Hidden Letters

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Summary

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper 86%

His wife's hidden charm bracelet upends a widower's quiet life, launching a quest to know her.

by Phaedra Patrick 2016

3.93

58k+ ratings

✨ Uplifting Fiction 🧓 Widower'S Journey 📝 Hidden Letters

Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson • 2016

Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.

4.27

9k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 🍎 Beloved Teacher 👥 Best Friend Trio

Ms. Bixby's Last Day 86%

Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.

by John David Anderson 2016

4.27

9k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 🍎 Beloved Teacher 👥 Best Friend Trio

The Dinner List

by Rebecca Serle • 2018

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

3.54

59k+

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 💔 The One Who Got Away 🕊️ Father-Daughter Healing

The Dinner List 86%

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

by Rebecca Serle 2018

3.54

59k+ ratings

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 💔 The One Who Got Away 🕊️ Father-Daughter Healing

What Happened to the McCrays?

by Tracey Lange • 2025

His father's stroke forces Kyle back to the ex-wife he abandoned when their child died.

3.99

28k+

🕯️ Grieving Parents 💔 Second Chance Love 🏡 Small Town Community

What Happened to the McCrays? 86%

His father's stroke forces Kyle back to the ex-wife he abandoned when their child died.

by Tracey Lange 2025

3.99

28k+ ratings

🕯️ Grieving Parents 💔 Second Chance Love 🏡 Small Town Community

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

by Robert Fulghum • 1986

Life's most elusive wisdom is hidden in the rules you mastered by age five.

4.00

25k+

📦 Everyday Wisdom 🤝 Common Decency 🌟 Childlike Wonder

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Summary

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 86%

Life's most elusive wisdom is hidden in the rules you mastered by age five.

by Robert Fulghum 1986

4.00

25k+ ratings

📦 Everyday Wisdom 🤝 Common Decency 🌟 Childlike Wonder

The End of Your Life Book Club

by Will Schwalbe • 2012

She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.

3.81

56k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bonds 🏥 Terminal Illness 📚 Bibliotherapy

The End of Your Life Book Club 86%

She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.

by Will Schwalbe 2012

3.81

56k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bonds 🏥 Terminal Illness 📚 Bibliotherapy

Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon • 2015

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

3.96

682k+

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship

Everything, Everything 86%

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

by Nicola Yoon 2015

3.96

682k+ ratings

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship

The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

3.99

195k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance

The Best of Me 86%

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010

3.99

195k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance

For One More Day

by Mitch Albom • 2006

His suicide fails; his dead mother appears for one last day to reveal the family secret.

4.13

163k+

👻 Afterlife Visitation 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🤫 Family Secrets

For One More Day 86%

His suicide fails; his dead mother appears for one last day to reveal the family secret.

by Mitch Albom 2006

4.13

163k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Visitation 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🤫 Family Secrets

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

26k+

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing

A Wish for Us 86%

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018

4.32

26k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing

The Song of David

by Amy Harmon • 2015

Diagnosed with a brain tumor, a fighter records cassette tapes for the blind dancer he loves.

4.38

15k+

🥀 Tearjerker 💔 Terminal Illness 👩‍🦯 Blind Heroine

The Song of David 86%

Diagnosed with a brain tumor, a fighter records cassette tapes for the blind dancer he loves.

by Amy Harmon 2015

4.38

15k+ ratings

🥀 Tearjerker 💔 Terminal Illness 👩‍🦯 Blind Heroine

Firefly Lane

by Kristin Hannah • 2008

Best friends since fourteen, Kate and Tully navigate thirty years of love, ambition, and loss.

4.20

486k+

🤝 Opposite Best Friends 🦋 Friendship Saga ⚖️ Ambition Vs Family

Firefly Lane 86%

Best friends since fourteen, Kate and Tully navigate thirty years of love, ambition, and loss.

by Kristin Hannah 2008

4.20

486k+ ratings

🤝 Opposite Best Friends 🦋 Friendship Saga ⚖️ Ambition Vs Family

The Map That Leads to You

by J.P. Monninger • 2017

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

3.56

14k+

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract

The Map That Leads to You 86%

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

by J.P. Monninger 2017

3.56

14k+ ratings

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract

Same Kind of Different as Me

by Ron Hall • 2006

An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.

4.20

93k+

👥 Dual Memoir ⛪ Faith Testimony 🤝 Interracial Friendship

Same Kind of Different as Me 86%

An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.

by Ron Hall 2006

4.20

93k+ ratings

👥 Dual Memoir ⛪ Faith Testimony 🤝 Interracial Friendship

Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Jack Canfield • 2009

The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.

3.90

160

🏠 Uplifting Anthologies 💪 Overcoming Adversity 📖 Resilience Stories

Chicken Soup for the Soul 86%

The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.

by Jack Canfield 2009

3.90

160 ratings

🏠 Uplifting Anthologies 💪 Overcoming Adversity 📖 Resilience Stories

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

by Marianne Cronin • 2021

A terminally ill teenager and an elderly woman bond over painting their shared century.

4.28

135k+

💔 Terminal Illness 🤝 Intergenerational Friendship 👪 Found Family

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Summary

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot 86%

A terminally ill teenager and an elderly woman bond over painting their shared century.

by Marianne Cronin 2021

4.28

135k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness 🤝 Intergenerational Friendship 👪 Found Family

When Crickets Cry

by Charles Martin • 2006

A widowed surgeon in hiding meets a seven-year-old whose failing heart needs the hands he's buried.

4.38

76k+

✝️ Inspirational Fiction 🩺 Medical Drama 🌳 Small-Town South

When Crickets Cry 86%

A widowed surgeon in hiding meets a seven-year-old whose failing heart needs the hands he's buried.

by Charles Martin 2006

4.38

76k+ ratings

✝️ Inspirational Fiction 🩺 Medical Drama 🌳 Small-Town South

Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Amy Newmark • 2017

Mary in labor, Joseph the carpenter, and a stranger who couldn't refuse: 101 stories of kindness.

4.29

328

🎄 Christmas Miracles 💕 Family Reconciliation 🤝 Acts Of Compassion

Chicken Soup for the Soul 86%

Mary in labor, Joseph the carpenter, and a stranger who couldn't refuse: 101 stories of kindness.

by Amy Newmark 2017

4.29

328 ratings

🎄 Christmas Miracles 💕 Family Reconciliation 🤝 Acts Of Compassion

Finding Perfect

by Colleen Hoover • 2019

The baby they surrendered haunts his girlfriend. He searches for their son to give her peace.

4.11

104k+

🫂 Adoption Reunion 💕 High School Sweethearts 🤫 Hidden Child

Finding Perfect 86%

The baby they surrendered haunts his girlfriend. He searches for their son to give her peace.

by Colleen Hoover 2019

4.11

104k+ ratings

🫂 Adoption Reunion 💕 High School Sweethearts 🤫 Hidden Child

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks • 2009

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

4.16

574k+

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness

The Last Song 86%

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

by Nicholas Sparks 2009

4.16

574k+ ratings

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness

If You Find This Letter

by Hannah Brencher • 2015

Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.

4.03

2k+

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis

If You Find This Letter 86%

Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.

by Hannah Brencher 2015

4.03

2k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis

Peacebunny Island

by Caleb Smith • 2021

He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.

4.13

208

🐰 Animal Therapy 🕊 Pet Loss 💼 Youth Entrepreneurship

Peacebunny Island 86%

He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.

by Caleb Smith 2021

4.13

208 ratings

🐰 Animal Therapy 🕊 Pet Loss 💼 Youth Entrepreneurship

Kira-Kira

by Cynthia Kadohata • 2004

Katie's sister taught her the world could shimmer. Lymphoma tests whether she can still see it.

3.98

28k+

💔 Terminal Illness 👭 Sisterly Bond 🫂 Young Caregiver

Kira-Kira 86%

Katie's sister taught her the world could shimmer. Lymphoma tests whether she can still see it.

by Cynthia Kadohata 2004

3.98

28k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness 👭 Sisterly Bond 🫂 Young Caregiver

Now I Am Known

by Peter Mutabazi • 2022

A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.

4.75

1k+

🏠 Foster Care 💔 Childhood Trauma 🕊️ Forgiveness

Now I Am Known 86%

A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.

by Peter Mutabazi 2022

4.75

1k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 💔 Childhood Trauma 🕊️ Forgiveness

Bố con cá gai

by Cho Chang-In • 2000

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

4.41

2k+

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer

Bố con cá gai 86%

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

by Cho Chang-In 2000

4.41

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman • 2009

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

3.91

972k+

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice

If I Stay 86%

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

by Gayle Forman 2009

3.91

972k+ ratings

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice

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