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