Mother-Daughter Relationships in Children's Fiction
Dreamer Wisher Liar by Charise Mericle Harper
- Pub Date: 2014
- Grades 4-6 interest
- See also: Wishes & Other Magic
- On my blog: Speaking of Wishes
- My review: here
- Ashley discovers a jar full of wishes that allow her to experience parts of her mother's childhood.
What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren
- Pub Date: 2014
- Grades 4-6 interest
- I wrote about it here
Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
- Pub Date: 2017
- Grades 4 to 8 interest
- Graphic novel
- Priyanka has so many questions about her mother's life in India, but her mother doesn't want to talk about it.
The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
- Pub Date: 2018
- Grades 4 to 6 interest
- Natalie is determined to find the thing that will bring her mom back from her depressive state.
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
- Pub Date: 2018
- Grades 4-6 interest
- See also: Only Child, Competition, New Kid, Writers
- Mia enters a writing contest despite her mother telling her she will never be able to write well in English
The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
- Pub Date: 2019
- Grades 4-7 interest
- Graphic Novel
- Moth discovers that she is a witch but her mother forbids her to learn magic.
The Lost Language by Claudia Mills
- Pub Date: 2021
- Grades 5-8 interest
- See also: BFF Trouble
- Betsy and Lizard try to save a dying language together to impress Betsy's mom, who doesn't like Lizard.
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