mother-daughter relationship

Single mom and wedding planner May Taylor, guided by the psychic visions of her five-year-old daughter, Kylie, falls in love with professional hockey player and sports legend Martin Cartier, not knowing Martin is hiding a core of rage, heartache, and isolation that threatens their future.

The girls of the mother-daughter book club find their holiday family vacations going wrong when Megan and Becca both fall for the son of the cruise ship's captain, Cassidy and her family start to feel homesick while visiting Laguna Beach, and Emma and Jess see their plans changing by a disastrous sledding accident.

"England. 1191. After the death of her friend and patron, King Henry II, Adelia Aguilar is living comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie. Learning the practical knowledge of anatomy, forensics, and sleuthing that catches murderers, Allie is already a skilled healer, with a particular gift for treating animals. Her father, Rowley, Bishop of Saint Albans, and his patron, the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband. When a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie's path crosses with Lord Peverill, a young aristocrat who would be a most suitable match for the young healer. Allie learns a village girl has disappeared--and over the past few months, several girls from the villages surrounding Ely have vanished. A monstrous predator is on the loose--will Allie's stubborn pursuit of the truth help her find the killer... or make her the next victim?"--Provided by publisher.

"Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an adopted country. Soon they blossom in their new home, strong and beautiful among hundreds of others just like them"--.

At bedtime, a mother uses images from nature to tell her daughter that she will grow to become anything she wants to be, although it will take time.

In a world overtaken by floodwaters, all that is left are mountaintop colonies and a vast ocean. As Myra and her daughter Pearl, navigate the new world by boat, she mourns the loss of Row, her other daughter years ago. But after a violent controntation with a stranger, Myra hears word that Row is alive and near. On her journey, she joins with a larger ship, befriends other seekers, and comes to the realization that maybe saving Row could put Pearl and her friends in danger.

In early September of 2001, April is forced to bring her four-year-old daughter, Franny, with her to work at a strip club after her regular babysitter is hospitalized from a panic attack, but when Franny wanders out of the club and disappears, Bassam, a rich foreign client, and a man named AJ, who was thrown out of the club earlier, both become suspects.

"Oh dear, the Queen has woken up to find her kingdom being ransacked by a huge, bothersome dragon! If the terribly brave knight can get rid of it, the Queen will let him marry her stinky-footed, pond-bathing daughter, Princess Scallywag! But maybe there's more to this brave knight than meets the eye . . . "--Back cover.

Twelve-year-old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach her how to cook and suggests she partners with him in a cooking competition she starts to find a way to stand up for herself and change her life for the better.

When they are selected to read speeches at their elementary school graduation, an unlikely friendship develops between two sixth-graders, one popular and one a misfit, who are facing family problems and health issues.