Ten suggestions for World Book Day that will make you cry.

Well today is World Book Day and as some of you will know I love to read whenever I get the time so I thought I would do some reviews of some good books I have read that have also been very touching stories. Those of you that read this sort of book will know they are the ones that are so enjoyable you cannot put them down but you are crying so much at the storyline you find it difficult to read the print either due to blurred vision or a soggy book!!

There have been some lovely books I have read that have pulled on the heartstrings and made me blubber like a baby. Many of which I have liked so much I have wanted to share with friends but rather than risk losing my only copy (which I will re-read) I have gone out and bought the friend a copy of their own to keep.

Here are ten books I would put into that category....

• Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

The story follows the character of Katie who having found her perfect man one day finds he has left leaving behind a diary for her to read. Suzanne's diary is the outpouring of a new mothers love to her baby son Nicholas. Telling her story through the pages of her love for her husband and son. The husband in the pages of this book is also Katie's perfect man! What will Katie discover as she continues to read this diary she has been left???

• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook begins with Noah, an 80 year old man reading out of a notebook to an elderly woman telling the story of two young lovers, Allie and Noah. The notebook tells the story of how Allie and Noah fall in love during the summer of 1936, and are then torn apart for seven years until they are reunited. Noah stops reading the story there and explains to the reader that the woman he is reading to is his wife and she is suffering from Alzheimer's she doesn't even remember who he is; he is Noah and she is Allie. The overwhelming love they have as a couple is very touching and you will just melt into the storytelling of their lives.

• PS I love you by Cecilia Ahern

Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life so when she loses her partner to terminal illness she becomes lost, but unexpectedly he leaves behind a package of letters. This series of 10 letters will guide her, not only through her grief but in rediscovering herself through her first year without him. Each letter from her lost love signs off in the same way: "P.S. I Love You."

• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

This is the story of a teenage girl Susie Salmon who, after being raped and murdered, watches from Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death.

• A Child called It by Dave Pelzer

The autobiographical account of a young boy abused and neglected by his alcoholic mother. The book starts with a pathetically normal day washing the dishes. If Dave does not finish the dishes he will not be fed. He takes his hand out of the dish water and is slapped hard against the counter top when his mother catches him.He finishes the dishes and as his reward he is left to eat his brother's leftovers from breakfast. A heart wrenching tale of torture and pain that took far too long to be noticed by outsiders.

• My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

The story of Anna who was conceived in order to harvest blood from her umbilical cord to use in treatments to help save Kate's life, her terminally sick older sibling. The story tells of her battle to end her body being used just for blood and cells to prolong her dying sister's life.

• Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

True account from Anne Frank herself through the writings of her childhood diary. She tells the story of life as a Jew during Nazi Occupation in the Netherlands. Her diary tells of her life in hiding from 12 June 1942 to 1 August 1944 living hidden in an attic space until eventual capture when she and her family were sent to a concentration camp.

• The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

The story is told in the form of diary entries and letters. Celie is a poor uneducated young black woman born in 1909 Georgia who, aged only fourteen is pregnant - raped by her father. The story follows her trials and tribulations for the next 30 years of her tough life.

• Five People you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

The book follows Eddie from his 83rd birthday at his work place, Ruby Pier. On this day one of the rides malfunctions. One of the carts breaks free from the ride and falls to the pier. Eddie tries to pull a little girl out of the path of the falling cart. Eddie does not get out of the way in time and is killed. From that point, Eddie begins his trip through heaven where he meets five people that have played a part in his life. From each person, he learns a lesson.

• The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

Written from the viewpoint of a naive young boy Bruno. Bruno is growing up the son of a Nazi Commandant. During his adventures exploring the area surrounding the house they are staying at he finds Auschwitz Concentration Camp unaware of what the camp is he befriends a boy in striped pyjamas through the fence returning several times. Shmuel his new found friend has lost his father but believes he is somewhere in the camp and encourages Bruno to help dig a hole under the fence so Bruno can get into the camp to help him search. Smuggling a spare set of pyjamas for Bruno to wear once in the camp. Touching story showing how naive children can see the world.