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by ahoyhere 6202 days ago
A Separate Peace. Oops, I'm the charity case and I accidentally pushed you, Rich Boy, out of a tree! And then you were crippled! AND THEN YOU DIED!

Watership Down. Three words: creepy rabbit ghosts.

Old Yeller. To Kill a Mockingbird.

And on and on and on... apparently the way to become respected, Serious Literature for children is to kill people. Or at least characters in your book.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathByNewberyMed...

This list seriously made me smile but yes, I agree, not HN.