Family

Leo Tolstoy famously begins the novel Anna Karenina with the sentence: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." In this thematic collection, we have gathered noteworthy texts that navigate the joyous and sorrowful emotional terrain of the family unit.

Toliver's Secret

by Esther Wood Brady

Publication year 1976

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Gender Identity, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Daughters & Sons, Family, War

Tags Children`s Literature, Education, Education, US History, World History, Historical Fiction, American Revolution, Action & Adventure

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Tom Lake

by Ann Patchett

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Love, Coming of Age, Literature, Memory, The Past, Plants, Place

Tags Realistic Fiction, American Literature, Agriculture, Arts & Culture, Relationships, Modern Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Took

by Mary Downing Hahn

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Fear, Family, Siblings

Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children`s Literature, Religion & Spirituality

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Tornado

by Betsy Byars

Publication year 1996

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Fear, Memory, Childhood & Youth, Animals, Climate, Place, Family, Fathers, Siblings

Tags Animals, Realistic Fiction

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Touch Blue

by Cynthia Lord

Publication year 2010

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Hope, Coming of Age, Self Discovery, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

Tags Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature, Adoption

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Towers Falling

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Grief, Race, Community, Family

Tags Historical Fiction, Race & Racism, Relationships, Grief & Death, Diversity, American Literature, 9/11, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Realistic Fiction, World History

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Translation State

by Ann Leckie

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Space, Love, Gender Identity, Conflict, Loneliness, Shame & Pride, Disability, Language, Mental Health, Race, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Future, Family, Self Discovery, Social Class, Colonialism, Education, Politics & Government, War, Equality, Science & Technology

Tags Science Fiction, LGBTQ+, Fantasy

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Travel Team

by Mike Lupica

Publication year 2004

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Teamwork, Femininity, Family

Tags Realistic Fiction, Sports, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Modern Classic Fiction

Travel Team is a young adult novel by Mike Lupica published in 2004. Lupica is a former newspaper columnist with experience writing sports commentary for the New York Daily News. In addition to his young adult novels, Lupica has written several books for adults, including autobiographies co-written with Reggie Jackson and Bill Parcells. Lupica has also appeared on ESPN and on several sports-oriented radio shows. This guide refers to the 2006 edition published by Puffin... Read Travel Team Summary

Triptych

by Karin Slaughter

Publication year 2006

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Hate & Anger, Disability, Death, Appearance & Reality, Family, Social Class, Economics, Justice, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Truth & Lies

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense

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Trouble Don't Last

by Shelley Pearsall

Publication year 2001

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Race, Family, Perseverance, Fear, Coming of Age, Justice, Safety & Danger

Tags Historical Fiction, African American Literature, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, World History

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Trumpet

by Jackie Kay

Publication year 1998

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Gender Identity, Grief, Race, Love, Family, Music, Sexual Identity

Tags Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Music, Grief & Death, Race & Racism, Love & Sexuality, Modern Classic Fiction

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