mothers and daughters

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Can you see me now?

"Thirteen-year-old Mandy Silva feels invisible after her father's unexpected death and her mother's inability to deal with the situation, and her unhappiness is worsened by her peers' constant bullying"--Provided by publisher.

Pashmina

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri.s mom avoids these questions.the top.

The secret of Goldenrod

When Trina and her father move into Goldenrod, an abandoned Victorian mansion, Trina's convinced the place is haunted. And when she finds Augustine, a tiny porcelain doll that belonged to a former Goldenrod resident, Trina realizes the house may be trying to send her a message that could change her life.

Mommy's khimar

2018
A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more.

Diva

Despite her mother's objections, sixteen-year-old Caitlin determines to pursue her dream of becoming an opera singer by attending a performing arts school in Miami.

God help the child

a novel
Sweetness, a light-skinned African American, never gave her dark-skinned daughter, Bride, her full love because of the hue of her skin. As an adult, Bride is beautiful and successful, but she has never overcome that childhood rejection, something Sweetness is only now coming to understand.

Hurricane Child

2018
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.

A night out with Mama

2017
"A picture book about a little girl who has a big night out with her mother at an awards show"--.

The moon within

2019
"Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Indigenous Mexican is secretive about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body. She is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion. She must choose loyalty to her life-long best friend who is contemplating an even more profound change of life or the boy she likes"--Provided by publisher.

Yasmin the writer

A young Muslim girl named Yasmin cannot figure out who her personal hero is, and she is supposed to write about her hero for class. Then her teacher, Ms. Alex, gives her an idea.

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