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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.
82) Bubbles
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While trying to cheer up her depressed mother, twelve-year-old Sophie gets roped into doing a triathlon, as part of a school project on risk-taking, and discovers she can see people's thoughts in bubbles above their heads.
83) 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.
85) Ahimsa
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"In this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work"--
Author
Series
Family tree (Ann M. Martin) volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Dana is Abby and Zander's daughter, but growing up in New York City in the late nineteen fifties is not always easy, especially when you would like your own room separate from your twin sister--and when your beloved father dies and you are forced to move things just get worse.
87) Mama's belly
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A little girl expresses curiosity and excitement for the coming birth of her baby sister while her parents tenderly reassure her of love's ability to expand with their growing family.
89) Fig
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1994, Fig looks back on her life and relates her experiences, from age six to nineteen, as she desperately tries to save her mother from schizophrenia while her own mental health and relationships deteriorate.
90) Pretty sly
Author
Series
Pretty crooked trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Willa takes to the road with Aidan in a stolen car after her artist mother disappears, heading for the Santa Barbara, California, hotel from which her mother sent an email, but soon they are the targets of a nationwide manhunt.
93) Dear pen pal
Author
Series
Mother-Daughter Book Club volume 3
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Four very different friends in Concord, Massachusetts, and their mothers continue their book club, reading Jean Webster's "Daddy Long-Legs," while getting to know their own pen pals from Wyoming.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Discovering that the creatures and deities of Tagalog myth are real when her mom is kidnapped, Lulu Sinagtala is drawn into a centuries-long war that threatens to throw the whole universe into chaos while trying to save her mom with her newfound powers"--
95) Surprise Lily
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Happily living on the family farm with just her grandmother, Rose's world is irrevocably changed when her absent mother shows up out of the blue with a surprise baby sister for Rose.
98) Finding grateful
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A girl and her mother wander through the city looking for the many things to be grateful for, and enjoying being present and aware in the moment.
99) The fourth suit
Author
Series
Magic misfits volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Magic Misfits confront their greatest enemy in this final story told from Ridley's point of view"--
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