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Incarcerated Parent
Books for Incarcerated Parent
Books for Incarcerated Parent – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
110 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Graphic Novels
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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
X: A Novel
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
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
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
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
Carl Hiaasen's 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
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
Child of the Mountains
Marilyn Sue Shank
For the child grappling with the weight of family separation and the injustice of the world while holding onto a flicker
Ages 9–13
Harbor Me
Jacqueline Woodson
For the child grappling with heavy world news or personal secrets, this story offers a safe space to explore the healing
Ages 10–14
I Rise
Marie Arnold
For the teenager grappling with systemic unfairness and finding the courage to speak out when someone they love is treat
Ages 12–18
Letters from the Inside
John Marsden
Mandy and Tracey share their lives and dreams through pen-pal letters, but dark, painful secrets eventually emerge that
Ages 13–18
House of the Red Fish
Graham Salisbury
Desperate to free his father from a WWII internment camp, Tomi and his friends battle prejudice as they attempt to salva
Ages 10–14
Fighting Words
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Della has always relied on her older sister Suki for protection, but after a family crisis, she realizes it is finally t
Ages 10–14
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
Ages 12–17
Born Behind Bars
Padma Venkatraman
Nine-year-old Kabir has never known life outside an Indian prison. When he is suddenly released, he must find his footin
Ages 10–14
Scribbler of Dreams
Mary E. Pearson
Kaitlin was raised to hate the Crutchfield family, but when she falls for the son of her father's enemy, she must decide
Ages 12–18
Barely Missing Everything
Matt Mendez
For the teenager navigating the weight of family secrets and systemic barriers while trying to define their own future i
Ages 14–18
