The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.10 - “Other Things May Change Us, But We Start And End With Family.” - Anthony Brandt
Summertime is often the time when families get together to catch up on things so for this task let's read....
A. A book that has the word Family in the title (EXAMPLE: The Swiss Family Robinson) OR a book with a specific family member in the title i.e. Sister, Brother, Cousin etc. (EXAMPLE: The Grandmothers)
AND
B. Tell the group at least one thing that you love about your own family or the family member from your title.

If you need suggestions OR have suggestions for books to read for this task post them here.

Would The Godfather work for this? A godfather is not technically a family member.

I'm thinking blood or marriage related (if your godfather is related to you by blood/marriage I would accept it).

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
A Perfectly Good Family: A Novel
Good Family: A Novel

The Dead Fathers Club
The Sleeping Father

Missing Mom: A Novel
Mother Night

My Sister's Keeper
Summer Sisters
Shopaholic and Sister
Sister of My Heart
Trans-Sister Radio
The Wednesday Sisters
If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
The Story Sisters
While My Sister Sleeps
Between Sisters
Prophecy of the Sisters

The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers K
Brother Odd

All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories

Uncle Silas

For my fellow Sookie fans (I have managed to fit in 8-10 easily into this challenge), you can read Dead in the Family

I'm doing The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

I'm doing The Pilo Family Circus. It sounds just bizzare enough to entertain.

Somebody Else's Daughter
Things I Want My Daughters to Know

Fathers and Sons

Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman is on my TBR, so I'll probably go with that.

I'm also trying to use only books that I already own.

I'm reading The Rice Mother.

Will this book work?....

How to Murder a Millionaire (Blackbird Sisters Mystery, #1)

Valorie wrote: "Will this book work?....

How to Murder a Millionaire (Blackbird Sisters Mystery, #1)"

Since that is a series title and not a subtitle no.

I am thinking Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle

Is there a link to books that have the word family in it?

Some other possibilities:

Family Man
A Friend of the Family

The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Not Without My Daughter

Summer Sisters
Cousin Kate
Eight Cousins

The Pilot's Wife
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

The Time Traveler's Wife
A Reliable Wife
Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-gazer: A Novel
The Twentieth Wife
The Diplomat's Wife

Flags of Our Fathers

Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal

An Ideal Husband

The Brothers Karamazov

Daughter of the Forest
Cleopatra's Daughter
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Seventh Son
Native Son

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

I found this one for $1 at a sale. May as well use it for this task.

And here's a listopia list - titles with family relations

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/35...

Will "parents" work, or does it need to be "mother" or "father" specifically?

Ms Anderson wrote: "Will "parents" work, or does it need to be "mother" or "father" specifically?"

It needs to be an individual person or the word family itself.

The Magician's Nephew
360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World
Gilmore Girls and the Politics of Identity: Essays on Family and Feminism in the Television Series
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army
Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
Summer Sisters
Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World
Off Kilter: A Woman's Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, and Her Polish Heritage
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
Didn't I Feed You Yesterday?: A Mother's Guide to Sanity in Stilettos
Memories of My Father Watching TV
First They Killed My Father
My Cousin RachelDaughter of Fortune

I'm thinking The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants if its accepted? xx

Caz wrote: "I'm thinking The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants if its accepted? xx"

It needs to be just sister/brother/father etc.

Ok I think I'll go with Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey

Is "Mom" okay? I'm planning to read Mom Still Likes You Best: The Unfinished Business Between Siblings

Could I use "Teen" as the family member? My daughter is a teen!

would Stepchild work? As in Red-Headed Stepchild

Valorie wrote: "would Stepchild work? As in Red-Headed Stepchild"

Yes

Birish wrote: "Could I use "Teen" as the family member? My daughter is a teen!"

No

Sandy wrote: "Is "Mom" okay? I'm planning to read Mom Still Likes You Best: The Unfinished Business Between Siblings"

Yes

Great thanks!

Would The Murderer's Daughter's work?

Would Awkward Family Photos work for this task?

Thanks!

Heather in KS

Heather wrote: "Would Awkward Family Photos work for this task?

Thanks!

Heather in KS"

Option A calls for "A book that has the word Family in the title". So, yes, it works.

I guess I'm asking because the book isn't really a "traditional book." Wanted to make sure before I put it on my list! It's got just what it says...and awkward family photo on each page with a comentary on each photo. Just wanting to make sure that will be ok.

In a way, it reminds me of a graphic novel...kinda.

I am reading The 19th Wife. I have heard so many good things about it!

I thouroughly enjoyed that book. VERY interesting!