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A book with a dad as the primary caregiver

A nice nods to dads, this might be a good book to read in June for Father's Day (in the US). That doesn't mean I have any idea what to read LOL!


Listopia list is Here: A book with a dad as the primary caregiver

Nadine had a great idea by adding To Kill a Mockingbird where it was a widowed dad raising kids. To that, Nancy Drew was raised by her father so any of those mysteries would work.

I think What Kind of Paradise would fit

Britany wrote: "I think What Kind of Paradise would fit"


Yes I read that book this year (used for "non traditional education") and it would be perfect for this.

Landline seems like it will work for this, and I've enjoyed other things by Rainbow Rowell, so I'll probably go with that.

If you would like a classic, Little Dorrit has a father as a rather hopeless primary carer, and Silas Marner does a better job as an adoptive father.

I might end up going with Fangirl even though I read it so much.

Books I recommend:
A Horse Called Bonnie by Barbara Van Tuyl (also works for the horse prompt, and there are several books in the series)
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (obviously anything from this series)
Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
Last Seen by J.T. Ellison
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Nadine in NY wrote: "Yes I read that book this year (used for "non traditional education") and it ..."

So funny, mine for that prompt would also work for this one!!

These Silent Woods Kimi Cunningham Grant

Britany wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Yes I read that book this year (used for "non traditional education") and it ..."

So funny, mine for that prompt would also work for this one!!

These Silent Woods ..."




WOW it is like the exact same set-up and plot!!! There appears to be a thriving subgenre of "Dads raising their kids alone in the wilderness" because you could add in My Absolute Darling too.

Also, I'm adding this one to my TBR and maybe it will be what I read for this category :-)

The Martian Child: A Novel About a Single Father Adopting a Son and A Whale in Paris could both qualify.

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

Nadine in NY wrote: "Britany wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Yes I read that book this year (used for "non traditional education") and it ..."

So funny, mine for that prompt would also work for this one!!

These Silent ..."

One of my favorite reasons for the challenge - learning about subgenres that have a number of books I really want to read for them.

This was wonderful! Used it for a past prompt with rabbits on the cover I think.



For a horror read these 2 work. Both good on audiobook.




I also thought of this middle grade series, the main character is raised by her Dad.



For mysteries what about Flavia de Luce?

Jennifer wrote: "For mysteries what about Flavia de Luce?"

I love it when someone, thanks Jennifer, points out a series that I have been reading which fits a prompt I had thought I would not fill!

It has been awhile since I read about Flavia de Luce. It will be fun to visit with her again.

I'm currently reading The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, and it works for this prompt.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics is one of my faves and is about a high school girl moving around with her professor father.
Eileen so this one is less about a father being a care giver but the protagonist does live alone with her dad.
Small Spaces and Watch Hollow are both middle grade horror/fantasy/mystery books where the kids live with just their dads.
To Kill a Mockingbird is low hanging fruit lol
The Road a brutal post apocalyptic read if you’re feeling up to being real sad.
The Guncle newly widowed dad, although the kids are with the titular uncle for most of the book
Emma pretty sure Emma is an adult here, but in that societal context I think her widowed father would still be a caregiver.
The Historian
Silas Marner

Angie wrote: "I'm currently reading The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, and it works for this prompt.

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That looks amazing, thank you!

I'm finding myself very attracted to floral things at the moment, and I don't even know why. Flowers on covers, floral fabrics, even floral scents. Maybe it's the autumn blues kicking in or something. LOL!

The Red Pyramid begins with Carter Kane being raised by only his dad. The plot separates the two pretty early, but the prompt does not say that the dad has to be around for the majority of the book.

I have wanted to read The Seven Sisters and wonder if it would work here? I know the father had died, but he DID adopt the girls and he WAS their caregiver. It is about him in that he's giving them clues to their identity.

Has anyone read it? Is it too far from the prompt? I'm not afraid of the PS police but I want books at least realistically connected to prompts

The Road and The Shipping News are both favourites but pretty bleak!

I'll probably go with East of Eden to tick another classic of the list. Other two options that popped up on the TBR are The Death of Bunny Munro and The Family Tree.

A good Canadian gem is Nosy Parker.

I know each of the first two books in the Penderwicks series would work: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy and The Penderwicks on Gardam Street. The father gets married at the end of the second book, so doubt the other books in the series would work. I loved these first two books!

L Y N N wrote: "I know each of the first two books in the Penderwicks series would work: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy and [book:The Penderwi..."
This was the first book I thought of also Lynn. Great books!

I'm rereading Inkheart right now :') any of the trilogy would work
Also I'm Not Missing or any of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series

I am going to read by Kristin Hannah.

Ellen wrote: "I am going to read by Kristin Hannah." THANK YOU! I finally found the book I am going to read for this prompt!

Would ACOTAR count for this?

The Book of Lost Hours

Just started a reread of The Thirteenth Tale and it will work!

Would The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore count for this one?

ETA: Yes it would. When I searched the Listopia list, I skipped over it a few times. Finally found it on the fifth or sixth check.

I’m reading Love and other words for this prompt

I am going to be reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

I'm reading "the tempest" by w. Shakespeare and I've only just realised It fits this prompt, Miranda Is raised un the island by her dad Próspero

I've decided on Plainsong. The description says one character is faced with raising his boys alone when his wife leaves

The Whisper Man

I just finished Wild Dark Shore It fits this category perfectly!

Despina wrote: "The Whisper Man"

I love that book, sooo thrilling!

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
This is a really lovely middle grade novel about a girl and her dad who live on the road in an old school bus.

I just finished That's Not My Name by Megan Lally. It's one of my assigned books for the school district's reading quiz bowl, where I'm a high school judge.

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YA Thriller. A girl wakes up in a ditch on the side of the road. A deputy finds her, and then her father shows up to claim her. Her name is Mary. He has her birth certificate and photos. Except something seems off.

Almost everyone thinks Drew killed his missing girlfriend, including her best friend Autumn and Autumn's dad, the sheriff. Drew is determined to find Lola and bring her home, no matter what.

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Three of the characters fit this prompt.

"Mary" is being raised by her father, Wayne. Her mom died when she was nine.

Drew, the boyfriend, is being raised by his two dads.

His girlfriend's best friend, Autumn, is the daughter of the sheriff investigating Lola's disappearance. Sheriff Roane is raising Autumn alone.

Mary and Drew are POV characters.

The Book of Lost Tales 2 has the king as Idril's primary caregiver before her marriage in The Fall of Gondolin.

I'm reading The Rage of Dragons, and it mentions how Tau is raised by his father after his mother leaves.

I am putting In Cold Blood here.

In the murdered family, the mom had clinical depression and had been institutionalized on and off since the birth of her last child (who was 15). Therefore, Mr. Clutter had to be the primary parent.

One of the killers had an unstable family. His mom was an alcoholic, so he was raised by his father (when he wasn't in juvenile institutions).

I read Plainsong. The mom (who is probably depressed) leaves her sons to be raised by dad.

I read There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

I read The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. I kind of had trouble with this book until I put all electronic distractions out of reach, but the last 10 pages or so blew me away.

When a Duchess Says I Do - Maddie's father raised her alone from a young age and his parenting is a key element to the plot even though Maddie is now a widow.

I recently finished “How to Age Disgracefully” by Claire Pooley and it surprised me by fitting this prompt nicely.

Finished Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I was goin to use The Dream Hotel - the MC's husband becomes the primary carer for their small twins, while the MC is detained to prevent her committing a crime. A scarily prescient book, with too many present day echoes. And a very good read.

However, These Streets is a better fit, because the fathers are more present. The female MC, Jess, and her brother have been raised by their father after their mother's death, and the father is still there for them as adults. The male MC, Ben, takes care of his daughter (who lives abroad) during the summer holidays, and Jess's teenage daughter at one point goes to live with her father, Jess's ex-husband. This book looks at life on a low income amongst the gentrification of parts of London.