I love families, and this week for TTT I’ve compiled a few of my favorite family stories. Do we share any favorites?
10 Stories About Families
I’m linking up with That Artsy Reader Girl: Top Ten Tuesday.
This week’s prompt for Top Ten Tuesday is a February freebie, and since we celebrate Love in February, my focus is For the Love of Families. It wasn’t easy to narrow my list to ten. I could probably make an additional list of ten right now, but these are the first that popped into my mind.
Families are complicated, but I promise that none of these are dysfunctional family stories.
Most titles are links to my reviews, which contain Amazon affiliate links, and a few titles are direct Amazon affiliate links.
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
(Novella) When a beloved family member faces Alzheimer’s…
Finding Chika by Mitch Albom
(Nonfiction)
A family of the heart…
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
(Middle Grade)
A found family…
Another MG story with similar themes: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (and don’t miss the follow-up: The War I Finally Won)
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
(Young Adult) Familes and adoption…
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
A family torn apart by war and the heartwarming reunion…
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Complicated family drama and the prodigal son…
Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
(Nonfiction)
Uncovering unsettling family secrets…
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Three very different sisters honor their mother’s last wishes…
The Sisters of Seaview (Series) by Julie Klassen
Four sisters and their mom struggle to rebuild their lives after the death of the father/husband…
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
(Young Adult Classic)
A beloved classic featuring four sisters and their mom…
QOTD:
Do you have a favorite story about families?
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I like a good found family tale.
They are the best!
I know Little Woman is much loved by many. I was one of them as a young reader but as an adult I find it too heavy on the sermonising
What a great take.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
Thanks! 🌻
I love reading books about family dynamics.
My favorite!
A great selection and great idea to fit this week’s theme. I’ve only read the first and last from your list.
Thanks! So many great families!
Ohh, yours is my favorite take so far today! I did love songs. 🙂
Thank you! Families are my favorite! Hopping over to read your post….
Commonwealth, The Dutch House and Tom Lake, all by Ann Patchett.
Great additions! Thanks!
Families are such complex things, aren’t they? Thank you for sharing these books.
Here’s my TTT: https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-romances-read-in-2025/
My fav topic! 📚
Fab spin on today’s topic, Carol!
Thanks! 💖
Some great choices here, Carol. I still have a few of these on my TBR shelf. I definitely want to read or listen to them, but there are so many good books out there, I have to find the time.
Thanks! 💖
These are all new to me. I’ve been enjoying the Sisters of Stonybrook Farm Series by Virginia Wise.
Thanks for the rec! 💖
Heartwarming family stories! I love those. I’ve read a few of these. Currently, I’m on the waiting list at my library for FAMILY OF SPIES. You’ve talked it up so much that I’m excited to read it. I’ll just have to wait a month or two…
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Enjoy Family of Spies!
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