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A Stone's Throw by Wayne EdwardsLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books About Family Relationships
893 books — 619 voters
Wait for It by Mariana ZapataSustained by Emma ChaseWorth the Fall by Claudia ConnorI Pick You by Jettie WoodruffLaw Man by Kristen Ashley
Romance with kids in tow
442 books — 555 voters

The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerDumbing Us Down by John Taylor GattoHow Children Learn by John C. HoltHow to Read a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerA Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
Best Homeschooling Books
334 books — 392 voters
First Time Dad by James MacdonaldIna May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinThe Baby Book by William SearsThe Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci GoerThe Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
Books for Expectant Parents
175 books — 224 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Best Fiction about Adoption
332 books — 223 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Novels about Motherhood
398 books — 204 voters

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
254 books — 203 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomerySense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Novels of Domestic Life
424 books — 140 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellSince You've Been Gone by Morgan MatsonAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenI'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
YA Contemporary Books with Great Portrayals of Relationships
128 books — 119 voters
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Napping House by Audrey WoodTime for Bed by Mem FoxGood Night, Gorilla by Peggy RathmannThe Going To Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
Picture Books About Bed Time
403 books — 99 voters

The Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourChocolat by Joanne HarrisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeBeloved by Toni Morrison
Novels Featuring Single Parents
405 books — 86 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEducated by Tara WestoverLucky by Scott NelsonDe la Captivité à liberté by Léonce JATCHE
Memoirs About One's Parents
283 books — 73 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
419 books — 67 voters
Braided Love by Jo Elizabeth PintoThe Six Macs and the Bell of Souls by David J. DawkinsThe Six Macs and the Purple Orb by David J. DawkinsThe Six Macs and the Slime Monster from Loch Ness by David J. DawkinsRage Has A Hold On Sammy by Angela Wiggins
Best Family Books
76 books — 52 voters

Worth the Fall by Claudia ConnorIf You Find Me by Emily MurdochMaybe Matt's Miracle by Tammy FalknerThe Will by Kristen AshleyRoom for More by Beth Ehemann
Best Stepparents
107 books — 51 voters
Driven to Distraction by Edward M. HallowellBoy Without Instructions by Penny WilliamsThe Explosive Child by Ross W. GreeneChild of Mine by Ellyn SatterThat Special Someone by Tanya Bullock
Best Pediatric Physical and Mental Health Books for Parents
49 books — 47 voters

The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting by Zion LightsDeep Listening by Emily KasrielBreaking the Vicious Cycle by Paska D.Creating Abundance & Living Generously by Anne DenysDr Daniel Siegel Collection 3 Books Set by Dr Daniel Siegel
Modern Parenting Strategies
53 books — 46 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeKing Lear by William ShakespeareDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerHamlet by William ShakespeareFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Fathers: Good, Bad and Surrogate
78 books — 38 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
233 books — 37 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Lousy Authority Figures
167 books — 34 voters

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Children of Clergy
171 books — 33 voters
White Oleander by Janet FitchTable 21 by T. Rafael CiminoHarry Sue by Sue StauffacherAmber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart by Vera B. WilliamsDiary of a Freedom Writer by Darrius Garrett
Incarcerated Parents
83 books — 30 voters

The Mistress's Daughter by A.M. HomesRunaways by Brian K. VaughanMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerPush by SapphireThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Bad Dads
138 books — 29 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

How to Tutor Your Own Child by Marina Koestler RubenNurtureShock by Po BronsonThe Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim TreleaseDr Daniel Siegel Collection 3 Books Set by Dr Daniel Siegel1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare
Tutoring and Homework Help
38 books — 20 voters
Absurdimals by Gwendolyn JavorBaby in the Garden by Catherine HabbieLlama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna DewdneyChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.Oliver and Jumpy, Stories 46-48 by Werner Stejskal
Cute Children's Kindle Picture Books
28 books — 20 voters

Claus by Tony BertauskiThe Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney RyanAuntie Claus by Elise PrimaveraSanta's Christmas Gift by Samantha GeernaertStepfather Christmas by L.D. Lapinski
Keeping Up With The Clauses (The Santa Claus Family)
22 books — 19 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMatilda by Roald DahlFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books with Evil Parents
44 books — 18 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
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

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