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Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsBear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. KluneA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerCarrie by Stephen KingWhen Love Is Not Enough by Wade Kelly
Worst Mothers Ever
255 books — 203 voters
Wait for It by Mariana ZapataSustained by Emma ChaseBe My Hero by Linda KageRoomHate by Penelope WardWorth the Fall by Claudia Connor
Stand In Parent
117 books — 168 voters

The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads by Eric RosswoodJourney to Same-Sex Parenthood by Eric RosswoodThe Kid by Dan SavageFun Home by Alison BechdelDoes This Baby Make Me Look Straight? by Dan Bucatinsky
Nonfiction: Gay & Lesbian Parenting
171 books — 96 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EnglePeter Pan by J.M. BarrieEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Smart Novels to Read to Your Kids
148 books — 90 voters

The Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeChocolat by Joanne HarrisWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeBeloved by Toni Morrison
Novels Featuring Single Parents
397 books — 78 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsRebecca by Daphne du MaurierGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Death of a Parent in Fiction
417 books — 68 voters

Hop On Pop by Dr. SeussGuess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratneyOwl Moon by Jane YolenKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsPapa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle
Picture Books About Fathers
307 books — 66 voters
And Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonMommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa NewmanIn Our Mothers' House by Patricia PolaccoStella Brings the Family by Miriam B. SchifferFamilies, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang
Beyond Heather Has Two Mommies: Picture Books with LGBT Parents
147 books — 48 voters

Braided Love by Jo Elizabeth PintoThe Pond Beyond the Forest by Shigeko ItoGood Intentions by Vicki M. TaylorThe New Dad's Playbook by Benjamin WatsonOur Black Sons Matter by George Yancy
Parenting & Relationships by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2010s
22 books — 36 voters
Anxiety by Danny WinterWoody Notes, and Heat Sneaking up Fast by Danny WinterLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
Great books I have borrowed
212 books — 33 voters

Is He Ever Going to Leave His Wife? by Martess DowlingMommie Dearest by Christina CrawfordMy Sergei by Ekaterina GordeevaMust you go? by Antonia FraserJohn by Cynthia Lennon
Famous Friends, Family or people I worked for/with
226 books — 32 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shining by Stephen KingGreat Expectations by Charles DickensPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Father
143 books — 32 voters

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Bad Dads
137 books — 30 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainI'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John DonovanA Door Near Here by Heather QuarlesRules of the Road by Joan BauerFrancesca, Baby by Joan L. Oppenheimer
Alcoholic Parent
200 books — 26 voters

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratneyOwl Moon by Jane YolenKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsRamona and Her Father by Beverly ClearyOne Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Children's Books with Positive Father Figures
94 books — 25 voters
Free-Range Kids by Lenore SkenazyYou're Doing a Great Job! by Biz EllisMom Babble by Mary Katherine BackstromLet's Panic About Babies! by Alice BradleySh*tty Mom by Laurie Kilmartin
One Bad Mother!
69 books — 24 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelGirlish by Lara LillibridgeRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsFairyland by Alysia AbbottMy Two Moms by Zach Wahls
Memoirs by People with LGBT Parents
69 books — 24 voters
Lisa and Lottie by Erich KästnerDisney's the Parent Trap by Hallie MarshallMom the Wolf Man and Me by Norma KleinThe Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann BrasharesGoggle-Eyes by Anne Fine
Kids Meddle in Love Life of Parent(s)
122 books — 17 voters

What Goes Up by Wen BaragreyBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFar from the Tree by Robin BenwayAnnie by Thomas Meehan
Kids Who Long To Find Out About Absentee Parents
16 books — 15 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniMy Mother by Kathy AckerThe Argonauts by Maggie NelsonL'amèr, ou, Le chapitre effrité by Nicole BrossardRainbow Parenting by Lindz Amer
Queering Motherhood
10 books — 13 voters

Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey FiersteinBreakfast with Scot by Michael DowningBear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. KluneWho We Are by T.J. KluneThe Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Gay Dads
90 books — 11 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoLove You Forever by Robert MunschGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Children's books that make parents cry
96 books — 11 voters

The Pond Beyond the Forest by Shigeko ItoThe Black Family by Lee N. JuneThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorDr Daniel Siegel Collection 3 Books Set by Dr Daniel SiegelBreaking Strongholds in the African-American Family by Clarence Walker
Parenting & Relationships by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1990s
29 books — 8 voters
Dark Places by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyA House with Good Bones by T. KingfisherJust Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Bad Moms
24 books — 8 voters

Mist Bound by Daryl KhoFive on a Treasure Island by Enid BlytonCoraline by Neil GaimanFinding the Venom To End by Daisy O. HarrisonThe Mountain Pass by Tamara Ann Sparby
Children to the Rescue!
59 books — 7 voters
The Snow Child by Freya LittledalePet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 by Matsuri AkinoSupernatural Stories by Jean RussellThe Magic Peach by Janet CraigSailor Moon, Vol. 4 by Naoko Takeuchi
Build a Kid
36 books — 6 voters

I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories by Ray BradburyThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonIn the Lives of Puppets by T.J. KluneThe Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizziAvengers by Steve Englehart
Raised by Robots/AI
44 books — 4 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingTwo Truths and a Lie by Sara ShepardVampalicious! by Sienna MercerHero by Mike LupicaNova by Rebecca Yarros
The Biological Adoption Twist
10 books — 3 voters

Remind Me to Hate You Later by Lizzy MasonSuch a Bad Influence by Olivia MuenterDon't Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn HeasleyGirl by Tamsin WinterJust for Clicks by Kara McDowell
Family Bloggers in YA Fiction
7 books — 2 voters
The Blue Marble by Hans-Georg LenzenThe Red Pony by John SteinbeckLulu Loves the Library by Anna McQuinnEmma by Barbara Cooney
Children's Books which Adults rate highly, but Kids dislike
4 books — 2 voters

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