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Author
Series
Thirteen witches volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When sixth-grader Rosie begins to see magic, she learns that her mother's dwindling memory is tied to an age-old battle between the light of the moon and the darkness of witches.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ramona Quimby is back. This time Ramona, the spirited youngest Quimby child, is having trouble understanding why Willa Jean can destroy boxes of tissues and make messes and still get all the attention. When Ramona finally gets time with her mother all by herself, things don't quite go as Ramona had planned.
6) You be mommy
Author
Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Language
English
Description
"Mommy's too tired to be Mommy tonight. Can you be Mommy and hold me tight? ...A clever, rhyming board book told with warmth about a mom who is simply too tired to be Mommy tonight and asks her daughter to take over. A relatable story told with humor that parents and children will delight in reading together at bedtime." -- page 4 of cover.
8) Brilliant
Author
Series
Avery sisters trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Quinn struggles to maintain her image as a brilliant, good girl when her mother's major error at work leads to financial and legal troubles that turn Quinn's and her younger sisters' world upside-down.
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this lovingly told book, a mother recounts for her daughter all the things she loves about her, connecting each attribute to an element of the Arctic landscape or Inuit traditional life. As her daughter's eyes glistens like the fire of a seal oil lamp, and her courage shines bright like buds of purple saxifrage fighting through a thick blanket of snow, the mother weaves a beautiful narrative of connection and love that will warm the hearts of...
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Unlike her adventurous orinthologist mother, shy eleven-year-old Loah prefers a quiet life at home with no surprises until her mother's expedition to the Arctic tundra to study birds turns dangerous and Loah, alone at home, discovers her own courage.
Author
Publisher
West Margin Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The northern lights, also called auroras, are gorgeous displays of color that illuminate the night sky. Inspired by the authors' own experiences and rendered in stunning color paintings, A Search for the Northern Lights brings the reader along on a parent-child journey as they learn about auroras and how to find them and marvel at the many wonders of nature. A helpful guide is also included for those hoping to catch their own glimpse of the incredible...
13) Far away
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old CJ believes her mom is dead and that she can only communicate with her through her aunt, who is a medium, but when CJ finds out that her mother is actually alive, she goes on a journey to find her.--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A black mother describes her dreams for her newborn daughter, and her hopes for a future in which her little one will grow to cross borders and bridge boundaries, be her best self, and find love.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A young girl splits her time between Mommy's house and Daddy's apartment, which he shares with his partner Harry, but when Mommy picks her up on Daddy's day the girl becomes sullen, not realizing Daddy has a wonderful surprise waiting for her at home.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amelia Bedelia suggests that her Mom, who is feeling blue, go on a play date while Amelia Bedelia is doing the same, and then enlists her friends to help make chalk drawings on the house, sidewalk, and more to brighten Mom's day with her favorite things.
Author
Series
Fairy Mom and me volume 3
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ella's one wish is to become a fairy like her mom, but experiments with magical fairy apps help her discover that the world she idealizes is not all rainbows and butterflies.
18) Mama's belly
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A little girl expresses curiosity and excitement for the coming birth of her baby sister while her parents tenderly reassure her of love's ability to expand with their growing family.
20) Fairy Mom and me
Author
Series
Fairy Mom and me volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ella Brook cannot wait to grow up and be a fairy just like her mom, even though her fairy mom's spells often backfire and Ella usually has to come to the rescue with a well-timed suggestion or manual clean-up.
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