Home for the holidays —Frederick, Heather Vogel.

Four girls continue their mother-daughter book club, reading Maud Hart Lovelace's "Betsy-Tacy" books, but from unexpected blizzards to a sledding disaster, nothing goes as planned.

Hurricane child —Callender, Kacen author.

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 m...

Third grade mermaid —Raymundo, Peter, author, illustrator.

Cora the mermaid is having trouble with spelling, but if she wants to stay on the swim team she has get an A on her next test -- so her mother gives her a "magic" diary that compels her to practice writing, while her fri...

The Parker inheritance —Johnson, Varian, author.

Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up...

Kathleen's story —McDaniel, Lurlene.

With the support of her two best friends, sixteen-year-old Kathleen tries to balance her summer volunteer work at the hospital with her responsibilities caring for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and her attracti...

Is that you, Eleanor Sue? —Tusa, Tricia, author.

Eleanor Sue plays dress up with her mother and grandmother.

Love, Santa —Brockenbrough, Martha, author.

When she was five-years old Lucy wrote her first letter to Santa and either mailed them or left them by the plate of cookies; when she was eight she wrote her last Santa letter -- and left it on her mother's pillow.

The dinky donkey —Smith, Craig, 1972- author, composer.

Originally written as a children's song, Wonky Donkey has a daughter, cute and small, and prone to mischief.

The nutcracker and the Four Realms. The secret of the realms : an extended novelization —Rusu, Meredith, author.

When Clara Stahlbaum receives a beautiful yet mysterious egg-shaped box from her late mother, she wonders what it means. Searching for answers, Clara soon finds herself in a magical world, the Four Realms, where she meet...

Rules for stealing stars —Haydu, Corey Ann, author.

"Silly is used to feeling left out. Her three older sisters think she's too little for most things--especially when it comes to dealing with their mother's unpredictable moods and outbursts. This summer, Silly feels more...

My mom and me —Hargreaves, Roger, 1935-1988.

From making you smile--even when things are going wrong--to knowing just when hugs are needed, moms are splendid, fun, magic, and sunshine: lots of the Little Misses rolled into one! This book featuring the Little Miss c...

The long way home : the second generation —Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Dana is Abby and Zander's daughter, but growing up in New York City in the late nineteen fifties is not always easy, especially when you would like your own room separate from your twin sister -- and when your beloved fa...

The center of the universe —Voros, Ria, author.

"Grace Carter's mother, GG, is everything teenage Grace is not. GG is glamorous and breezy, while Grace is a low-key dreamer. The two may share a name, but that's where the similarities stop. With nothing much in common,...

The year we fell from space —King, A. S. (Amy Sarig), 1970- author.

Middle schooler Liberty likes to make her own maps of the stars, in fact she is obsessed with them, especially since her family is falling apart; her parents are getting divorced, her nine-year-old sister will barely lea...

One true way —Hitchcock, Shannon, author.

From the moment she met Samantha, star of the school basketball team, on her first day at Daniel Boone Middle School, Allison Drake felt she had found a friend, something she needs badly since her brother died and her fa...

My secret guide to Paris —Schroeder, Lisa, author.

Twelve-year-old Nora has always dreamed of going to Paris with her grandmother, but when her grandmother dies it seems like Paris is gone with her--until Nora finds three airline tickets in a trunk, and sets out to persu...

The white bicycle —Brenna, Beverley A, author.

Hello, future me —Ventrella, Kim, author.

Soon-to-be twelve-year-old June is a planner and a problem-solver, and right now she and her friend Calvin are planning a big welcome home celebration for her mother, only her plan falls apart when she finds out that her...

The quilt story —Johnston, Tony.

A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and conforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

Dylan : a Clique novel —Harrison, Lisi.

After Dylan gets dumped by two boys at the end of seventh grade, she goes with her mom to Hawaii. There she meets a tennis-obsessed boy, who she tries to get to notice her.