mother-daughter relationship

"When Brie was younger, her mama used to surprise her with treasure hunts around their island town. After she died three years ago, these became Brie's favorite memories. Now, on her twelfth birthday, her mama has another surprise: a series of letters leading Brie on one last treasure hunt. The first letter guides Brie to a special place. The next urges her to unlock a secret. And the last letter will change life as she knows it"--Provided by publisher.

"Fourteen-year-old Ayo has to decide whether to take on her mother's activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and her Harlem community for guidance"--Provided by publisher.

"A girl recounts her first time marching with her two moms at a Pride Parade"--OCLC.

Seventeen-year-old Mandy, who dyes her hair black and hates almost everyone, is not like her mother, the tall, sparkly alien superheo Starfire, so when someone from Starfire's past arrives, Mandy must make a choice about who she is and if she should risk everything to save her mom.

Alana Oakley suspects her new neighbors are vampires. Her friends hope Alana is right. Everything they've read about vampires sounds so very cool and the new neighbors are so very hot. Despite her friends' warped sensibilities, Alana is determined to reveal the neighbors' bloody secret. If only her mom would stay out of trouble, Alana would have this mystery in the bag. Hard to know what Alana is dreading more this year: the kiss of immortality from a vampire or her mother throwing her a birthday party, but don't bother asking the woman in Alana's living room...she's already dead.

"Tisha has spent the entire day rushing...So when Mommy picks her up, Tisha asks if they can please 'have a little slowdown.' What if they walked instead of taking the bus? What if they counted cars and seagulls, umbrellas and hats? What if they simply sat on a bench in the sunshine and gave names to the pigeons in the park?"--Provided by publisher.

"Poorling is a little bear. She's a bit different from her brothers. Mother keeps their family safe. For the Forest is full of dangers. It is there that Mana lives, with her Shadow children. And above them all, Emuu, the great Grandma in the Sky"--Jacket flap.

Scholarly and soft-spoken, seventeen-year-old Thea escapes from her mother's pirate ship and into the arms of a charming sailor whose betrayal forces Thea to reconsider her mother's lessons about surviving in a man's world.

"Eleven-year-old June is determined to beat her anxiety and become the lion she knows she is, instead of the mouse everyone sees, and with the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-reciting soccer star, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true"--Provided by publisher.

"Twelve-year-old Zora finds herself transported into a fantastic world where all of her drawings have come to life"--OCLC.