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Books about Intergenerational Relationships
Vader's Little Princess
by Jeffrey Brown
A humorous take on the father-daughter dynamic in the Star Wars universe.
Darth Vader is learning that being a Sith lord and dedicated father to Princess Leia isn't quite so easy... In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Darth Vader and Son , ... (Barnes & Noble)
Darth Vader and Son
by Jeffrey Brown
A humorous look at parenting, reimagining Darth Vader as a doting father.
What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if "Luke, I am your father" was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet Star Wars® comics ... (Barnes & Noble)
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline
A story of two women's intertwined lives, spanning generations and crossing continents.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller “A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of America’s history. Beautiful.”—Ann Packer Moving ... (Barnes & Noble)
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
by Art Spiegelman
A graphic novel recounting a Holocaust survivor's harrowing experience and his son's attempt to reconcile with his father's past.
Acclaimed as a quiet triumph and a brutally moving work of art, the first volume of Art Spieglman's Maus introduced readers to Vladek Spiegleman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a ... (Goodreads)
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
by Fredrik Backman
A grandfather's memories of life and love, intertwined with his grandson's journey of growing up.
A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of, A Man Called Ove, and, Anxious People,. “I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly ... (Barnes & Noble)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson
A widower finds love and acceptance in an unlikely place, challenging social conventions.
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as ... (Goodreads)
The Children's Book
by A.S. Byatt
Story of a family's life in Edwardian England and their intergenerational relationships.
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A spellbinding novel, at once sweeping and intimate, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Possession, that spans the Victorian era through the World War I ... (Goodreads)
The Summer Book
by Tove Jansson
A grandmother and her granddaughter explore a remote summer island together, learning about life, love, and nature.
An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. Gradually, the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and ... (Goodreads)
Mother
by Maxim Gorky
A journey of self-discovery for a young man, as he learns the truth of his past.
In his novel, Gorky portrays the life of a woman who works in a Russian factory doing hard manual labour and combating poverty and hunger, among other hardships. Pelageya Nilovna Vlasova is the real ... (Wikipedia)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by Amy Tan
A Chinese-American woman rediscovers her heritage, uncovering her family's deep past.
Ruth is a self-sufficient woman who makes her living as a ghostwriter for self-help books . She lives with her boyfriend, Art Kamen, and acts as a stepmother to Art's two teenage daughters, Dory and ... (Wikipedia)
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
by Sherman Alexie
A memoir about the troubled relationship between a Spokane Indian father and his son.
A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
by Paul Goble
A young Oglala Sioux girl and her connection to the wild horses of the plains.
The story focuses on a young Native American girl who has a deep affinity for wild horses . She cares for the horses that her tribe relies on for the nomadic hunting of buffalo . One day, the herd ... (Wikipedia)
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
by Verna Aardema
A folktale of a chain of events triggered by a mosquito’s lie, and the consequences of not telling the truth.
"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . ... (Goodreads)
The Brothers K
by David James Duncan
Story of the Kavna family and their struggles with faith, morality, and the changing times.
Papa Chance is a former MLB pitcher who has settled down with his wife in the mill town of Camas, Washington . They have six children. Everett Chance, the eldest, is a natural politician and powerful ... (Wikipedia)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
A touching story of the intersection of love, family, and culture during World War II.
Henry Lee, the son of Chinese parents in Seattle , Washington, is the only Asian child at his elementary school. His father makes him wear an "I Am Chinese" button so he will not be mistaken for a ... (Wikipedia)
The Boston Girl
by Anita Diamant
A woman's story of growing up in the early 20th century, navigating the changing roles of women.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes ... (Goodreads)
The Kitchen God's Wife
by Amy Tan
A Chinese-American woman's story of family, culture, and personal growth.
The novel opens with the narrative voice of Pearl Louie Brandt, the American-born daughter of a Chinese mother and a Chinese-American father, living in San Jose, California . Pearl's mother, Winnie ... (Wikipedia)
The Book of Joe
by Jonathan Tropper
A man confronts his past and discovers a newfound appreciation for the present.
Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut and never looked back. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and a huge ... (Goodreads)
The Longest Ride
by Nicholas Sparks
A bittersweet love story between two very different people, discovering that age is just a number.
Professional bull rider Luke Collins ( Scott Eastwood ) meets Sophia Danko ( Britt Robertson ), an art student at Wake Forest University , after she attends a show. On the way home from their first ... (Wikipedia)
600 Hours of Edward
by Craig Lancaster
A touching story of an unlikely friendship between an elderly man and a troubled teen.
A thirty-nine-year-old with Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Edward Stanton lives alone on a rigid schedule in the Montana town where he grew up. His carefully constructed ... (Goodreads)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
by Leslye Walton
A young girl's journey through a magical world filled with love, loss and longing.
Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most ... (Goodreads)
Sh*t My Dad Says
by Justin Halpern
Collection of humorous musings and witticisms from an elderly father.
After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is "like Socrates, but angrier, ... (Goodreads)
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
A young girl's adventure with a bear family, learning lessons of nature and responsibility.
"The book opens and closes with a picture of little Sal and her mother in the kitchen, the mother is canning blueberries... One sees in this opening picture Sal entertaining herself by placing the ... (Wikipedia)
Kom hier dat ik u kus
by Griet Op de Beeck
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, struggling to find her place in a complex world.
Kom hier dat ik u kus is een roman over Mona, als kind, als vierentwintigjarige, en als vijfendertigjarige. Een verhaal over waarom we worden wie we zijn, geschreven met humor, scherpte en veel ... (Goodreads)
The Friday Night Knitting Club
by Kate Jacobs
A group of women come together to support one another and find strength in friendship.
Once a week, an eclectic group of women comes together at a New York City yarn shop to work on their latest projects - and share the stories of their lives... At the center of Walker and Daughter is ... (Goodreads)
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende
Unexpected love story between two unlikely people, spanning generations and continents.
From New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende, “a magical and sweeping” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review) love story and multigenerational epic that stretches from San Francisco in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Ghosts
by Raina Telgemeier
A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she navigates her family's secrets, cultural heritage and spiritual beliefs.
The novel opens as the family is ordering at the drive-through of an fictional Double-Back Burger (the colors and logos of which are based on In-N-Out Burger ) before leaving southern California for ... (Wikipedia)
The Hundred Secret Senses
by Amy Tan
A woman discovers her Chinese-American heritage with the help of her sister's spirit.
The story focuses on the relationship between Chinese-born Kwan and her younger, Chinese-American sister Olivia, who serves as the book's primary narrator. Olivia and Kwan's relationship begins when ... (Wikipedia)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
by Jacqueline Kelly
A young girl in rural Texas discovers her passion for science and nature.
In the summer of 1899, Calpurnia Virginia Tate is about to turn twelve and worries about the adult responsibilities that loom on the horizon. She would much rather swim in the river near her family's ... (Wikipedia)
A Lua de Joana
by Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez
A história fala de Joana, uma rapariga que ao ver a sua amiga morta por uma overdose, decide começar a escrever cartas a ela, para que desta forma a mantenha viva na sua memória, e para também tentar ... (Goodreads)
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