Popular Paperbacks: What Makes a Family?
Alvarez, Julia.
FINDING MIRACLES
Imagine not knowing your birth parents or your birthday.
Bauer, Cat. HARLEY,
LIKE A PERSON
Harley has always believed she was adopted — and then one
day she finds proof.
Cohn, Rachel. The
Steps
Everything takes on a new meaning when Annabel visits her father’s
new family. (YA Fic Cohn)
Ferris, Jean. Of
Sound Mind
It’s not until Theo meets Ivy that he learns to stop resenting
his deaf family. (YA Fic Ferris)
Frost, Helen. Keesha’s
House
When you can’t stay with your family, can you find your own?
(YA Fic Frost)
Headley, Justina Chen.
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH (AND A FEW WHITE LIES)
Summer math camp is Patty’s best escape from her overbearing
Taiwanese mom.
Johnson, Angela. The
First Part Last (Heaven trilogy #2)
You have to grow up fast when you’re a single teen father.
(YA Fic Johnson)
Kantor, Melissa. If
I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince?
Lucy has a stepmother and two stepsisters, but they definitely
don’t feel like family. (YA Fic Kantor)
Kidd, Sue Monk. The
Secret Life of Bees
Lily Owen finds her place with help from the Calendar sisters.
(YA Fic Kidd)
Kingsolver, Barbara. The
Bean Trees
On a journey out West, Marietta learns what it means to belong.
(Fic Kingsolver)
Marchetta, Melina. Saving
Francesca
Depression shakes the foundation of Francesca’s family. (YA
Fic Marchetta)
Myers, Walter Dean.
BAD BOY: A MEMOIR
Sometimes a bad boy grows up to become a popular author.
Patterson, James. School’s
Out—Forever (Maximum Ride #2)
Family gives you wings. (YA Fic SF Patterson)
Perkins, Mitali. MONSOON
SUMMER
A summer in India helps Jasmin understand her dual heritage.
Reinhardt, Dana. A
Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life
Simone deals with boys, parties and meeting her birth mother.
(YA Fic Reinhardt)
Rottman, S.L. Shadow
of a Doubt
Murder reunites a family. (YA Fic Rottman)
Schraff, Anne. Lost
and Found (Bluford High, #1)
A Bluford High student confronts the father who abandoned her
family. (YA Fic Schraff)
Sones, Sonya. One
of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
Everyone knows her famous father — except Ruby. (YA Fic Sones)
Triana, Gaby. CUBANITA
Isabel wishes her mother would stop obsessing about Cuba and act
more American.
Walls, Jeannette. The
Glass Castle: A Memoir
A chaotic life feels normal when that’s all you know. (921
W159AAg)
Wittlinger, Ellen. Zigzag
Imagine a long road trip with two obnoxious cousins. (YA Fic Wittlinger)
Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle’s
Boys
Three orphan brothers struggle to keep their family together.
(YA Fic Woodson)
Zeises, Lara M. ANYONE
BUT YOU
When you’ve made your own family, what do you do when it
starts to change?
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