mother-daughter relationship

"As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family's garment factory in Queens. At home, she is treated as a maid and suffers punishment for doing her homework at night. Her mother wants to teach her a lesson: she is Chinese, not American, and such is their tough path in their new country. But instead of acquiescing, Qu alerts the Office of Children and Family Services, an act with consequences that impact the rest of her life"--Provided by publisher.

"Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her mother, a physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie will go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie feels stifled by her mother's choices and is constantly reminded that, unlike her mother, Libertie has skin that is too dark. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it--for herself and for generations to come"--Provided by publisher.

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.

The four March sisters experience many joys and sorrows growing up in mid-nineteenth-century New England under the loving guidance of their mother while their father is away fighting in the Civil War.

A novel of a mother's secret and a daughter's courage, and their relationship that neither deceit nor death can destroy.

En route to Germany in search of the maternal love she never had, eighteen-year-old Patty Bergen lingers in Paris and experiences her first love affair.

"Receiving her long-coveted visa to America, Patsy leaves behind her family in Jamaica, only to discover that life as an undocumented immigrant is not what her best friend had described"--Provided by publisher.

Describes girls' biological and psychological development from birth to age twenty and explains how parents can help daughters build self-esteem, cope with their emotions, and deal with such problems as divorce, eating disorders, and early sexuality.

A play about a Southern woman who is anxious for her physically handicapped daughter to be married.

Even though her mother cannot understand why she bought it, Andrea is very happy to have a box of holes, for each time she pulls one out, she gets to meet a character from a story, from Little Red Riding Hood to a princess hiding from a dragon.