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Incarcerated Parent
Books for Incarcerated Parent
Books for Incarcerated Parent – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
167 books
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Chapter Books
(57)
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(19)
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Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants #1
Last Descendants
Matthew J. Kirby
Using a device to unlock genetic memories, Owen travels to the 1863 New York Draft Riots to find a legendary relic and c
Ages 12–17
What Daddy Did
Neal Shusterman
A fourteen-year-old boy must decide if he can ever forgive his father, who is about to be released from prison for the m
Ages 12–17
Garden Heights #3
Concrete Rose
Angie Thomas
Maverick Carter thought he knew what it meant to be a man, but fatherhood and the pull of loyalty and revenge force him
Ages 14–18
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Dear Martin #2
Dear Justyce
Nic Stone
For teens grappling with the reality of systemic bias, this powerful story follows a boy's journey through the justice s
Ages 14–18
Ali Cross #1
Ali Cross
James Patterson
Young Ali Cross takes on his first big mystery to find his missing best friend while his father, a legendary detective,
Ages 8–12
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Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon
Malcolm Little is a boy with big dreams, but after tragedy strikes his family, he finds himself lured by the dangerous j
Ages 14–18
My Dad Is Definitely Not a Crime Lord
Ben Davis
Living in witness protection after his gangster father turns informant, Damian must decide what it means to be a hero wh
Ages 9–12
A Wish in the Dark
Christina Soontornvat
In a city where light is a luxury, an escaped prisoner and a wardens daughter collide in a high-stakes chase that reveal
Ages 8–12
Horses of the Maury River #3
Dante of the Maury River
Gigi Amateau
Dante, the grandson of a champion racehorse, struggles to find his footing on the track before finding a new life at a T
Ages 8–12
Hole in My Life
Jack Gantos
Dreaming of becoming a writer, Jack Gantos finds himself in federal prison after a high-stakes smuggling trip goes wrong
Ages 14–18
Who HQ
Where Is Alcatraz?
Nico Medina
Raincoat rafts and spoon-carved tunnels highlight the daring history of the world's most famous island prison, from its
Ages 8–12
Sounder
William H. Armstrong
After his father is jailed, a young boy finds solace in his dog, Sounder, and discovers a new sense of hope through the
Ages 9–13
The Cocalero Novels #1
I Am a Taxi
Deborah Ellis
Diego lives inside a Bolivian prison with his parents, running errands to survive. But a dangerous job in the jungle mig
Ages 10–14
The Year the Swallows Came Early
Kathryn Fitzmaurice
When her father is jailed and a best friend’s mother suddenly returns, eleven-year-old Groovy finds that life is as unpr
Ages 8–12
On the Run #4
The Stowaway Solution
Gordon Korman
Trapped on a ship with a cold-blooded killer on their trail, Aiden and Meg must survive a terrifying game of hide-and-se
Ages 9–13
Zebra Forest
Adina Rishe Gewirtz
For the child grappling with complicated family secrets or a parent's past, this gripping story explores how the truth c
Ages 10–14
Florida Middle Grade Novels #2
Flush
Carl Hiaasen
For children navigating the embarrassment and worry of a parent's unconventional choices, this mystery explores standing
Ages 9–13
Langdon Prep #3
Sweet 16 to Life
Kimberly Reid
For the teen navigating the shock of a family member's legal trouble and the drive to uncover the truth when the world s
Ages 12–18
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
Ages 9–13
Finding Langston #2
Leaving Lymon
Lesa Cline-Ransome
For the child navigating a move or family change, this story follows a boy using his musical talent to find his place wh
Ages 8–12
Zoe Washington #1
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Janae Marks
Between baking for a TV challenge and reading a surprise letter from prison, twelve-year-old Zoe must decide if she has
Ages 8–12
A Boy Called Dickens
Deborah Hopkinson
Young Charles works long hours in a boot-blacking factory, but his imagination transforms the bleak London winter into s
Ages 4–9
Breaking Stalin's Nose
Eugene Yelchin
Ten-year-old Sasha must find his own way through the Soviet Union after the secret police take his father away, leaving
Ages 9–12
Life in Prison
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
Ages 10–16
