Grade school literature was depressing
Specifically thinking about The Little Match Girl and To Build a Fire
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I believe "The Giver" has been overlooked.
Where the Red Fern Grows
But he didn't freeze to death. There are sequels to The Giver. Gathering Blue isn't a direct sequel but in the same universe. I forget the name of the actual sequel.
I learned something today. What I remember was him pulling up a pleasant memory as he was slowly freezing to death.