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mothers and daughters

Books about mothers and daughters for readers of all ages.

Cover of The empty chair

The empty chair

Bess Kaplan

Ages 9–14griefloss

Cover of Anna Witch

Anna Witch

Madeleine Edmondson

Ages 8–12self-discoveryfamily

Cover of Madapple

Madapple

Christina Meldrum

Ages 14–18faith and spiritualityfamily secrets

Cover of I Am Her Revenge

I Am Her Revenge

Meredith Moore

Ages 14–18revengefamily secrets

Cover of A Minor Planet for You

A Minor Planet for You

Leslie Greentree, Leslie Greentree

Ages 10–16mothers and daughtersfamily relationships

Cover of The haunting of Sunshine girl

The haunting of Sunshine girl

Paige McKenzie

Ages 12–16supernatural mysteryfamily and belonging

Cover of The moonstones

The moonstones

Jean Thesman

Ages 9–13familycousins

Cover of The very little princess

The very little princess

Marion Dane Bauer

Ages 4–8familyimagination

Cover of Erandi's braids

Erandi's braids

Antonio Hernandez Madrigal, Antonio Madrigal

Ages 5–10family bondsmothers and daughters

Cover of Maria paints the hills

Maria paints the hills

Pat Mora

Ages 4–9art and creativityfamily bonds

Cover of No Use Crying

No Use Crying

Zannah Kearns

Ages 10–14family relationshipsmothers and daughters

Cover of Annie's Choice

Annie's Choice

Clara Gillow Clark

Ages 10–14self-discoveryfamily relationships

Cover of Keeper

Keeper

Kathi Appelt

Ages 10–15mothers and daughtersself-discovery

Cover of Fact of Life #31

Fact of Life #31

Denise Vega

Ages 10–14coming-of-agefamily relationships

Cover of Find a stranger, say goodbye

Find a stranger, say goodbye

Lois Lowry

Ages 10–14adoptionidentity

Cover of Caring is creepy

Caring is creepy

David Zimmerman

Ages 14–18family relationshipsmothers and daughters

Cover of More perfect than the moon

More perfect than the moon

Ages 6–10familynew siblings

Cover of Just Right Stew

Just Right Stew

Karen English

Ages 4–8family bondingcooking

Cover of Apple and Rain

Apple and Rain

Sarah Crossan

Ages 12–18family relationshipssisters

Cover of The Next Full Moon

The Next Full Moon

Carolyn Turgeon

Ages 8–13familymothers and daughters

Cover of Uprooted

Uprooted

Lynne Reid Banks

Ages 10–16family separationresilience

Cover of Mama's saris / by Pooja Makhijani ; illustrated by Elena Gomez

Mama's saris / by Pooja Makhijani ; illustrated by Elena Gomez

Pooja Makhijani

Ages 3–8familycultural heritage

Cover of My mom is trying to ruin my life

My mom is trying to ruin my life

Kate Feiffer

Ages 5–10family relationshipsparent-child conflict

Cover of My mother's secret life

My mother's secret life

Rebecca Emberley

Ages 5–10mothers and daughterssecrets