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Book Riot Reader's Favorite Books About Families

"Whether they're about being shipwrecked on a desert island, the lives of sisters, or getting by in 1940s Brooklyn, family stories present the familiar and relatable, often alongside the exceptional and uncanny." How many of these books about families have you already read?
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
3
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
4
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
5
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
6
Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery
7
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
8
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
9
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
10
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
11
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
12
This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper)
This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper)
13
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
14
Bigot Hall (Steve Aylett)
Bigot Hall (Steve Aylett)
15
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
16
A Bridge Between (Velia Pola)
A Bridge Between (Velia Pola)
17
Crawling: A Father's First Year (Elisha Cooper)
Crawling: A Father's First Year (Elisha Cooper)
18
Don't Block the Blessings (Patti Labelle)
Don't Block the Blessings (Patti Labelle)
19
Extraordinary, Ordinary People
Extraordinary, Ordinary People
20
Farewell My Beijing (Chi Newman)
Farewell My Beijing (Chi Newman)
21
From Ashes to Africa (Josh and Amy Bottomly)
From Ashes to Africa (Josh and Amy Bottomly)
22
Gift of a Lifetime (Sue Batton Leonard)
Gift of a Lifetime (Sue Batton Leonard)
23
Life on the Color Line (Gregory Howard Williams)
Life on the Color Line (Gregory Howard Williams)
24
Not the Mother I Remember (Amber Lea Starfire)
Not the Mother I Remember (Amber Lea Starfire)
25
Sh*T My Dad Says (Justin Halpern)
Sh*T My Dad Says (Justin Halpern)
26
Sweet Summer (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Sweet Summer (Bebe Moore Campbell)
27
The Last Blind Date (Linda Yellin)
The Last Blind Date (Linda Yellin)
28
The Lobster Chronicles (Linda Greenlaw)
The Lobster Chronicles (Linda Greenlaw)
29
When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story (Eva Rutland)
When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story (Eva Rutland)
30
You Have No Idea (Vanessa Williams and Helen Williams)
You Have No Idea (Vanessa Williams and Helen Williams)
31
Family Matters and More: Stories of My Life in Soviet Russia (Sol Tetelbaum)
Family Matters and More: Stories of My Life in Soviet Russia (Sol Tetelbaum)
32
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Firoozeh Dumas)
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Firoozeh Dumas)
33
The Black Girl Next Door (Jennifer Baszile)
The Black Girl Next Door (Jennifer Baszile)
34
The Kitchen Sink Papers: My Life as a Househusband (Mike McGrady)
The Kitchen Sink Papers: My Life as a Househusband (Mike McGrady)
35
The Life and Laughs of an At-Home Mom (Chris Liefer)
The Life and Laughs of an At-Home Mom (Chris Liefer)
36
A Hamster Is Missing in Washington, D.C. (Ed Spivey Junior.)
A Hamster Is Missing in Washington, D.C. (Ed Spivey Junior.)
37
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
38
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
39
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
40
The Wangs vs. the World (Jade Chang)
The Wangs vs. the World (Jade Chang)
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