Top Ten Tuesday (#19)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. They tell us what to write our top ten for, and we do! This week…

BOOKS FEATURING CHARACTERS WHO HAVE GOOD FAMILIES

I’m sick of families conviniently disappearing so characters can go on adventures. So these families actually CARE

1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The Weasley family. They’re so involved in each other’s lives, Molly religiously makes them those sweaters, and they all seem to get on so well. Yeah, the adventures go on at school. But Molly finds out what they do, and punishes them
2. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. Violet went to her father when she was worried about Finch. And they actually went out and tried to do something about it. AMAZING
3. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. Okay, yes, it’s because they’re all involved in the adventure. And while her mum isn’t the most responsible, she does try to warn her away from things (or people, like Gansey) 
4. The Walsh series by Marian Keyes. These sisters get on so well, and their parents adore them. When they get in trouble (divorced, drug addict, jobless, homeless, etc), their parents have no problem with taking them in
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. He has a mental illness, and so, as you’d expect, his dad looks after him. He does escape a few times, but for the most part him and his dad talk about whatever is going wrong. Also, I HATE this picture, but that is what those two do
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I didn’t like the book, but they are the epitome of a good family. They get on so well, and they’d do anything for each other
7. Driftwood by Cathy Cassidy. With so many foster kids, you’d expect an involved family. And they are! They genuinely worry when their kids go missing. Revolutionary, I know
8. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Meggie’s dad is the one that gets her on the adventures in the first place. Her mother is conviniently missing, and Mo does his best to make sure Meggie doesn’t do the same
9. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I haven’t read this (I KNOW), but according to my mum her mum is very involved. Which you’d expect, with cancer. And I have seen the bit where she shaves her head to support her daughter. I don’t know if that happens in the book, but I thought it was so nice
10. Bridge to Terabthia by Katherine Paterson. Yeah, his dad is a bit of a tosser. But by the end, with that thing that Jesse doesn’t like (you know, THE THING), he actually cares. It’s so heartbreaking, and I’m glad he had his dad there to look after him

So, there are my ten! What did you pick for this week? What family do you wish you were part of? Have you noticed the irritating lack of parents?