mother-daughter relationship

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.

When twelve-year-old Ruby's mother goes to jail, Ruby finds her Aunt Eleanor, an ornery nun with some dark secrets, who Ruby hopes will help free her mother.

When Cassie's mom announces she's taking her and her brother on a fourteen-month sailing trip after her parent's divorce, she's stunned and finds herself literally adrift in a sea of questions.

"Summer on the New Jersey shore offers Quinn a new start at life and love, but only if she can come to terms with her past"--Provided by publisher.

Alice and her daughter, Zoe, live together with each other as their constant and fierce protector. When Alice gets sick, she fears for her daughter and reaches out to two strangers--a nurse and a social worker. The four of them must confront their deepest fears, secrets, and longing for family in order to make it through the tough times ahead.

"When Cricket's Aunt Belinda accidentally forgets her in the grocery store, Cricket decides to run away once and for all. But Cricket has to stay close by because even though her mama hasn't been in touch since she disappeared, she'll surely come back. And Cricket has to be there when she does. Because she needs answers"--Provided by publisher.

A woman living in a luxurious gated community discovers that life is less than idyllic when she uncovers the dark secrets, shocking lies, and dangerous obsessions lurking at The Palms.

"After surviving a fire in which her father dies, Nora and her mother live in a cemetery, but when her mother disappears and a loan shark steals her savings, Nora finds support from her cemetery neighbors to earn some money and search for her mother"--OCLC.

"When Daphne Marist and her infant daughter, Chloe, pull up the gravel drive to the home of Daphne's new employer, it feels like they've entered a whole new world. Tucked in the Catskills, the stone mansion looks like something out of a fairy tale, its lush landscaping hiding the view of the mental asylum just beyond its border. Daphne secured the live-in position using an assumed name and fake credentials, telling no one that she's on the run from a controlling husband who has threatened to take her daughter away. Daphne's new life is a far cry from the one she had in Westchester where, just months before, she and her husband welcomed little Chloe. From the start, Daphne tries to be a good mother, but she's plagued by dark moods and intrusive thoughts that convince her she's capable of harming her own daughter. When Daphne is diagnosed with Post Partum Mood Disorder, her downward spiral feels unstoppable--until she meets Laurel Hobbes."--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Christa's plans for her favorite holiday are derailed when her parents announce their divorce and Christa spends Christmas in Europe with her mom, but even though her dad remains in Chicago, he sends Christa on a scavenger hunt made up of dares that send her all over Florence, Paris, and London.