Extended Family in Children's Fiction
Everything Else in the Universe by Tracy Holczer
A Patron Saint for Junior Bridesmaids by Shelley Tougas
- Pub Date: 2016
- Grades 5-7 interest
- See also: Religion, Marriage
- Mary's cousin is getting married and asks Mary to be a junior bridesmaid.
The Book of One Hundred Truths by Julie Schumacher
- Grades 4-7 interest
- See also in Teen: Secrets
- Thea spends the summer with family on the Jersey shore.
Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand
Love Me Tender by Audrey Couloumbis
- Pub Date: 2008
- Grades 5-8 interest
- Elvira goes with her mom and her sister to meet the grandmother she's never known.
Three Bird Summer by Sara St. Antoine
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar
- Pub Date: 2016
- Grades 5-8 interest
- Diversity: Latino characters
- See also in Children's Fic: Intergenerational
How to Avoid Extinction by Paul Acampora
- Pub Date: 2016
- Grades 6-8 interest
- See also in Teen Fic: Find Yourself through Travel
- Leo, his grandmother, and his cousin take off on a spontaneous road trip from PA to UT.
As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds
The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecelia Galante
- Pub Date: 2009
- Grades 5-8 interest
- See also in Teen Fic: Religion
- Agnes leave the religious commune where she grew up and meets the aunt she's never met.
Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park
- Pub Date: 2016
- Grades 4-6 interest
- Raffa and his cousin Garith are best friends, but something comes between them.
Stoop Sale Treasure by Corey Ann Haydu
- Pub Date: 2020
- Grades 1-3 interest
- See also: BFF trouble
- Alma and Del are cousins and BFFS, but it takes some adjusting when Alma moves closer to Del.
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