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

• Pub Date: 2015
• Grades 5-8 interest
• See also: Music 
• On the blog: Everyone's Favorite Beatle

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.