# Books about family problems assigned in US schools

**4** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _family problems_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/family-problems
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore family problems

- [Carl Deuker](https://readinglist.school/author/carl-deuker)
- [M. E. Kerr](https://readinglist.school/author/m-e-kerr)
- [Mary Downing Hahn](https://readinglist.school/author/mary-downing-hahn)

## family problems canon

- [Daphne's Book](https://readinglist.school/book/daphnes-book) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–8)_
- [High Heat](https://readinglist.school/book/high-heat) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Night Kites](https://readinglist.school/book/night-kites) by M. E. Kerr _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Perfect Chemistry](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect-chemistry) by Simone Elkeles _(Grades 9–12)_

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