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Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher dreams of seeing whales on the beach near her new home, and is consumed with the prospect that her mother who abandoned her as a child loves and misses her, and wants Nat to find her.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
85 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since her father disappeared Shyanna's home has been a sad place, but if the twelve-year old mermaid can conquer her stage fright before the Melody Pageant, she hopes to win the contest and bring song back to her mother's life.
4) Brightwood
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When her mother disappears and a menacing stranger tries to claim her home, Brightwood Hall, for himself, Daisy must use her wits, courage, and help from her imaginary friends to survive.
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When her mother, the world's leading expert on ducks, goes missing, Calla North must outwit the headmistress at her new boarding school to find her mom, with the help of a few new friends and a motley crew of resourceful nuns.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told in alternating voices, years after it began, seventeen-year-old Ivy and her mom Dana's shared story comes down to a reckoning among a daughter, a mother, and the dark forces they never should have messed with.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fifth-grader Trina, who has never lived anywhere long enough to call home, is excited about moving into Goldenrod, an abandoned mansion, with her dad. But soon Goldenrod brings its secrets to her attention, including a forgotten doll, leaving Trina wondering what the old house wants from her"--
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old mermaid princess Lana reluctantly visits her mother on land for the Royal Festival after her mermaid-father appoints her a royal ambassador, but when an earthquake strikes back home and Lana is forbidden to go back home, she discovers nefarious forces may be at work against her kingdom.
10) Almost home
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
264 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James must navigate heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, the betrayal of a former best friend, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl"--
12) The lost Dreamer
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this fantasy inspired by ancient Mesoamerica, a lineage of seers defiantly resists the shifting patriarchal state that would see them destroyed.
13) Catch a kiss
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Izzie just loves when her Mama blows her kisses to catch. Smooch kisses, zig-zag kisses, and even triple decker kisses! But even though she runs and leaps for it, Izzie misses a kiss! When Mama lets Izzie in on a sweet secret she realizes that her mama's love will always come to find her, no matter what!" --
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In interwoven narratives, a young girl and her mother support one another as one tries out for the baseball team and the other interviews for a bricklaying job, then celebrate their success together.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
For two years, twelve-year-old Hazel has coped with her Mum's accidental death by overprotecting her sister and Mama, but when Mama reconnects with her first love, roles begin to shift.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Cricket's Aunt Belinda accidentally forgets her in the grocery store, Cricket decides to run away once and for all. But Cricket has to stay close by because even though her mama hasn't been in touch since she disappeared, she'll surely come back. And Cricket has to be there when she does. Because she needs answers"--
Author
Series
Family tree volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 22 cm.
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.
Author
Series
Family tree volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm.
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.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Ivy Blake leaves the nice farm family where she has been living in upstate New York and moves back in with her mother she is finally forced to face up to the fact that her alcoholic, dysfunctional parent will never be able to provide her with a stable home--and if she wants to achieve her dreams she is going to have to take charge of her own future.
20) Night owl night
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sova's mother studies owls and their migration patterns, and one night, when Sova is old enough, she accompanies her mother to observe and tag saw-whet owls in the woods"--