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family conflict

Books about family conflict for readers of all ages.

Cover of Standing against the wind

Standing against the wind

Traci L. Jones

Ages 10–14self-confidencefamily conflict

Cover of Rivals on the waves

Rivals on the waves

Stephen D. Smith

Ages 8–12competitionselfishness

Cover of Perfect liars

Perfect liars

Kim Reid

Ages 13–18honestyfamily conflict

Cover of Call me Henri

Call me Henri

Lorraine López

Ages 12–16identityfamily conflict

Cover of Hamlet

Hamlet

Marcia Williams

Ages 8–14revengefamily conflict

Cover of Crushed

Crushed

Laura McNeal, Tom Mcneal

Ages 13–18gossipfriendship

Cover of You are expelled

You are expelled

Chet Cunningham

Ages 12–16family conflictschool challenges

Cover of Counting backwards

Counting backwards

Laura Lascarso

Ages 11–16family conflictboarding school

Cover of Zip

Zip

Ellie Rollins

Ages 12–18grief and lossfamily conflict

Cover of Right Behind You

Right Behind You

Gail Giles

Ages 14–18redemptionconsequences

Cover of Head case

Head case

Sarah Aronson

Ages 13–18medical challengesfamily conflict

Cover of In the name of God

In the name of God

Paula Jolin

Ages 14–18family conflictidentity

Cover of Ironman

Ironman

Chris Crutcher

Ages 13–18father-son relationshipsself-discovery

Cover of The lonely ones

The lonely ones

Kelsey Sutton

Ages 13–18lonelinessisolation

Cover of Taking Sides

Taking Sides

Patrick Jones

Ages 10–15family conflictbrotherhood

Cover of Two minutes for roughing

Two minutes for roughing

Joseph Romain

Ages 9–14brotherhoodhockey

Cover of Chasing Alliecat

Chasing Alliecat

Rebecca Fjelland Davis

Ages 11–16family conflictself-discovery

Cover of Gone from these woods

Gone from these woods

Donny Bailey Seagraves

Ages 11–16death and griefguilt and responsibility

Cover of Breathe My Name

Breathe My Name

R.A. Nelson

Ages 13–18mother-daughter relationshipsfamily conflict

Cover of Getting him

Getting him

Dennis Haseley

Ages 9–13revengefamily conflict

Cover of Half Nelson, full Nelson

Half Nelson, full Nelson

Bruce Stone, Bruce Stone

Ages 9–13divorcefamily conflict

Cover of The lonesome young

The lonesome young

Lucy Connors

Ages 14–18vendettafamily conflict

Cover of Joseph and His Brothers

Joseph and His Brothers

Mary Auld

Ages 6–12faithforgiveness

Cover of Plays (Hamlet / King Lear / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Hamlet / King Lear / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18ambitionbetrayal