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family bonds

Books about family bonds for readers of all ages.

Cover of Lion's pride

Lion's pride

Grace Anne Remey

Ages 6–10military familiesresilience

Cover of Wonder at the edge of the world

Wonder at the edge of the world

Nicole Lea Helget

Ages 10–15family bondshistorical awareness

Cover of The wobbly wheels

The wobbly wheels

Kirsten McDonald

Ages 4–8familybrothers and sisters

Cover of Stealing our way home

Stealing our way home

Cecilia Galante

Ages 10–14family bondsresilience

Cover of What will you be, grandma?

What will you be, grandma?

Nanette Newman

Ages 3–8imaginationgrandparent relationships

Cover of The song of the whales

The song of the whales

Uri Orlev

Ages 7–12family bondsgrandfathers

Cover of Sea, salt, and air

Sea, salt, and air

Miriam Bat-Ami

Ages 8–14family bondsgrandparents

Cover of You and me, me and you

You and me, me and you

Miguel Tanco

Ages 2–7brotherhoodfamily bonds

Cover of The house that went to sea

The house that went to sea

Melinda Szymanik

Ages 4–9family bondsgrandparent-grandchild relationships

Cover of The edge of falling

The edge of falling

Rebecca Serle

Ages 13–18death and grieffamily bonds

Cover of Hunger Moon

Hunger Moon

Sarah Lamstein

Ages 10–14family bondsresilience

Cover of Breathless

Breathless

Jessica Warman

Ages 14–18mental healthfamily bonds

Cover of Mommy carry me please

Mommy carry me please

Jane Cabrera

Ages 1–4mother and childfamily bonds

Cover of Anton and Cecil, Book 2

Anton and Cecil, Book 2

Lisa Martin, Valerie Martin, Kelly Murphy

Ages 7–11brothers and sistersadventure

Cover of Surrender

Surrender

Elana Johnson

Ages 13–18rebellionidentity

Cover of Keeper

Keeper

Kathi Appelt

Ages 10–14mother-daughter relationshipself-discovery

Cover of Mayday

Mayday

Jonathan Friesen

Ages 11–16sisterhoodhope

Cover of Tug of War

Tug of War

Jamie Suzanne

Ages 8–12twinssibling relationships

Cover of Always my grandpa

Always my grandpa

Linda Scacco

Ages 4–8family bondsaging

Cover of Penny from heaven

Penny from heaven

Jennifer L. Holm

Ages 9–13family secretsitalian-american identity

Cover of The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

Norma Fox Mazer

Ages 13–18family bondsloss and grief

Cover of Jurassic Grampa

Jurassic Grampa

Kirk Scroggs

Ages 7–11family bondsgrandparents

Cover of Crosswire

Crosswire

Dotti Enderle

Ages 10–14family bondsresilience

Cover of Road Block

Road Block

Yolanda Ridge

Ages 8–12family bondsgrandparent relationships