mothers and daughters

Abigail Warner, the wife of a well-known and respected accountant, is in the midst of planning her daughter Cayla's wedding when her husband is arrested for fraud, and she must make some life-changing decisions when Cayla, having quarreled with her fianc? over the situation, heads to Israel where she becomes involved with a charismatic desert mystic.

June Cross chronicles her childhood as a mixed-race child, recounting the experiences she and her mother had living in New York, her mother's decision to send June to live with an African-American family, and the impact that decision had on June's life.

A collection of thirty primary documents and commentary that provide insight into the historical, social, and cultural contexts of Jamaica Kincaid's 1985 novel "Annie John," with study questions, topics for research papers, and lists of further reading.

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.

In 1936, fourteen-year-old Nissa takes a stand against racial prejudice and for her own integrity and independence, drawing on the support of her individualistic mother, her father, stepmother, and some of the inhabitants of their Louisiana town.

Cassia Bernard gives basketball a chance in an attempt to capture the interest of a boy named Graham Hadley, but when her father, an experienced artist, agrees to mentor Graham with his art project, all of his attention is focused on her father instead of her.

Ehwa meets a handsome young wrestler named Duksam and they quickly fall in love; however, Master Cho sends Duksam away and claims Ehwa for himself.

A mother and daughter's close relationship continues to blossom as Ehwa, who has grown into a beautiful young woman, prepares for marriage.

Ehwa, looked down upon as the daughter of a widowed tavern manager in Korea, begins to open herself to the possibility of love in her own life after watching her mother fall in love again.

Follows the story of Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne, as she grows into adulthood, out of the shadow of her mother's "crime" and into her own sexual awakening and complicated marriage.