The Most Read Books of the 2024 Reading Challenge (So Far)

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Can't Get There from Here by Todd StrasserPaper Things by Jennifer Richard JacobsonWhere I Live by Brenda RufenerHold Fast by Blue BalliettRunaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
Homelessness in Children's Fiction
111 books — 39 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousTaffy Sinclair, Baby Ashley and Me by Betsy HaynesRaven Summer by David AlmondBaby by Patricia MacLachlanAria by Nazanine Hozar
Abandoned Babies
137 books — 21 voters

Mist Bound by Daryl KhoMoojag and the Lost Memories by N.E. McMorranThe Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old by Hendrik GroenGwendy's Final Task by Stephen KingDementia Caregiver by Catherine Verner
Books about dementia, care work, elder abuse, the right to die and voluntary euthanasia
10 books — 14 voters
The Price of a Bride by Michelle ReidA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtTexas Glory by Lorraine HeathWanted by Her Lost Love by Maya BanksSummer of the Raven by Sara Craven
Bad, bad parents
43 books — 14 voters

The Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceTwins Found in a Box by Janine VanceGoing Back to Zen by Janine VanceYou Don't Look Adopted by Anne HeffronAdoption History 101 by Janine Myung Ja
Adult Adoptee Memoirs
23 books — 14 voters
Carrie by Stephen KingMatilda by Roald DahlI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Bad Mothers
63 books — 14 voters

Hannah's Healing by Rikki de la VegaLies We Tell Ourselves by Amy MatayoHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonLoose Gravel by Ginny Fanthome
Child Abuse Survivor Fiction
18 books — 12 voters
Ladder of Years by Anne TylerBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAudrey Hepburn's Neck by Alan BrownGaining Ground by Joan Barfoot
Mothers Deserting Their Families
26 books — 10 voters

How I Live Now by Meg RosoffFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgHomecoming by Cynthia VoigtLove, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleurKumquat May, I'll Always Love You by Cynthia D. Grant
Children's and Young Adult Books With Abandoned Children Living Alone
81 books — 9 voters
Broken Point by Donna K. ChildreeA Change in the Weather by Shaheen Ashraf-AhmedFinding Makeba by Alexs D. PateGeyser Life by Edward HardyMarchlands by Karla Kuban
Fathers Deserting Their Families
5 books — 8 voters

The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris GardnerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman
Seeing Through the Eyes of My Papa's Heart
2 books — 1 voter

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