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1) Almost home
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 5
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels disrespected because she is the youngest in the family.
4) This lullaby
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
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Description
Raised by a mother who's had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.
Author
Series
Mother-Daughter Book Club volume 5
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Four girls continue their mother-daughter book club, reading Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," but from unexpected blizzards to a sledding disaster, nothing goes as planned.
Author
Series
Mama and Bella Bear volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mama Bear tries to hustle her cub through the day's activities and errands, but Bella Bear insists on going her own pace and showing Mama the value in taking her time.
8) Keeper
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
On the night of the blue moon when mermaids are said to gather on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico, ten-year-old Keeper sets out in a small boat, with her dog BD and a seagull named Captain, determined to find her mother, a mermaid, as Keeper has always believed, who left long ago to return to the sea.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Cassie Witting is upset when she finds out that her mother, Sarah, is expecting a baby, but writing in the journal that belonged to her brother Caleb helps her sort out her feelings and understand that Sarah will always love her.
11) Stealing Parker
Author
Series
Hundred Oaks volume 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Parker Shelton is falling apart because of something her mom did but it is affecting her.
12) Saturday
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Inspired by Disney and Pixar's film Turning Red! This hardcover jacketed picture book captures the joy, humor, and occasional frustration of the mother-daughter relationship from the film. Featuring beautiful artwork and a charming story, this book is perfect for mothers, daughters, and fans alike! 40pp.
15) The wicked ones
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: This first book in the new Disney Villains Dark Ascension series by National Book Award-winning author Robin Benway explores the complex sibling rivalry between the two wicked stepsisters from Cinderella that turned them into the characters we know today.
Author
Series
Family tree (Ann M. Martin) volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 1977 in Princeton, Dana's daughter seven-year-old Francie is struggling to keep her dyslexia a secret from her teachers and family, and even the thought of high school and college is part of the remote and unattainable future.
17) Forget me not
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Disability Pride Month
Mental Health Awareness JF/MID/YA
Disability Pride Month
Mental Health Awareness JF/MID/YA
Description
When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette Syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Mani Semilla is determined not to go to Guatemala until she finds letters written between her mother and her journalist aunt who has disappeared, revealing both the beauty of the country and its history of violence against women, which slowly transforms her into a budding activist.
20) I'm not a mouse!
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Olivia really doesn't like her nickname - mostly because it gets her into some sticky situations! How can she persuade her mom to stop using it? A hilarious look at the affectionate names we give the ones we love, with an interesting angle on identity and self-assurance.
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