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Chapter Books About Incarcerated Parent

Explore chapter books books about incarcerated parent for children.

57 books

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Adina Rishe Gewirtz

For the child grappling with complicated family secrets or a parent's past, this gripping story explores how the truth c

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Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Barbara Cottman Becnel

Writing from a small cell on death row, Stanley Williams shares a sobering and direct warning about the choices that lea

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Hunting the Hunter

Survival is the only goal in this high-stakes adventure where every choice matters and the danger is always one step beh

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Flush

Carl Hiaasen

For children navigating the embarrassment and worry of a parent's unconventional choices, this mystery explores standing

Ages 9–13

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Glennis, Before and After

Patricia Calvert

With her father in a detention center, twelve-year-old Glennis discovers that some of life’s toughest prisons aren't mad

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Operating Codes

While living near a ghostly military base, Graham and Matty must clear their father's name after he is accused of leakin

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Somewhere in the Darkness

Walter Dean Myers

Jimmy takes a cross-country journey with the father he barely knows, searching for the truth about the man's past and th

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Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary

Walter Dean Myers

From his leadership in the Nation of Islam to his final speeches, follow the journey of a man whose pursuit of justice t

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Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls

Bennett Madison

Frances survived a horrific childhood crime, and now she must journey to a prison cell to confront the mother who tried

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Sue Stauffacher

Harry Sue acts tough to get into the prison where her mom is, but her soft heart and the neighborhood kids she cares for

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Desperate Journey

For the child stepping up to help their family during a crisis. This gripping tale follows a brave girl navigating the E

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A Tiny Piece of Sky

For the child grappling with unfair rumors or a family crisis that makes them feel like an outsider in their own town.

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I Hunt Killers #1

Jazz Dent’s father is the most notorious serial killer alive. Now, Jazz must use everything his dad taught him to help t

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Mo & Dale Mysteries #3

The Odds of Getting Even

The Desperado Detectives are caught in the middle of a kidnapping and a hurricane as they search for justice in the smal

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Call of the Crow

Stone monsters hunt the skies of the Clandoms, where a Sparrow girl and a Crow boy must fly against a rigid social order

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Tales from Alcatraz #2

Al Capone Shines My Shoes

Gennifer Choldenko

Living on Alcatraz is tense enough, but when Moose gets a mysterious note from a famous convict saying It is your turn,

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Work with What You Got

Zion Clark, James S. Hirsch

Born without legs and bounced through foster care, Zion Clark relies on a warrior spirit and pure determination to becom

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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl

A boy from a traditional Thembu home grows up to challenge a system of segregation, surviving prison to become the first

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The Fugitive Factor

Siblings Aiden and Meg are on the run from the FBI and a mysterious assassin as they race to find the evidence that will

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Lila and Hadley

An angry girl losing her vision and a misunderstood rescue pit bull find a way to heal together as they learn to trust e

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Tired of the neighborhood taunts about her father's imprisonment, rebellious Queenie Peavy fights for respect until she

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Mama's Nightingale

Edwidge Danticat

For children navigating the heartache of being apart from a parent, this story highlights how love and creativity can br

Cover of The Big House

Left in the care of the very people who accused their parents of a crime, Ivy and Ray must hunt for the evidence needed

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For teens navigating the weight of adult responsibilities, urban poverty, and the longing for connection when life feels

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