Note: Most of these books star allocishet MCs. Those that do not are highlighted in blue.
Moms/Female Guardians
- *Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler – B+
- The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
- This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
- Dead Little Mean Girl by Eva Darrows
- The People We Choose by Katelyn Detweiler
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
- *Young Blood by Layla Hersch
- Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
- *Meet Me in Mumbai by Sabina Khan
- From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn
- When the Truth Unravels by RuthAnne Snow
- The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions) by Amy Spalding
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
Dads
- When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey
- Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
- Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen
- Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
- The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
- My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi
Polyam
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum (major side character)
- Hearts are Jerks by Gabrielle Harbowy