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I, Coriander

author: Gardner, Sally
In 17th century London, Coriander, a girl who has inherited magic from her mother, must find a way to use this magic in order to save both herself and an inhabitant of the fairy world where her mother was born.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: magic [X], mothers and daughters [X], fairies, london (england), historical fiction, fantasy

Wishful Thinking

author: Bullen, Alexandra
Adopted as a baby, lonely eighteen-year-old Hazel Snow always yearned to know her origins, and with the help of a magical seamstress, Hazel wishes her way into an alternate life on Martha's Vineyard with the mother she never knew.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820

Thora

author: Johnson, Gillian
Ten-year-old Thora, daughter of a mermaid mother and a human father, has many adventures at sea until she must return to the English seaside town of Grimli and save her mother who has been captured by the greedy real estate developer, Frooty de Mare.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: mermaids, friendship, mothers and daughters [X], magic [X], humorous stories, england

Night Gate

author: Carmody, Isobelle
Seeking a cure for her sick mother, Courage "Rage" Winnoway and her dogs pass through a magical gateway to a strange land known as Valley where they must find, before the sand in an enchanted hourglass runs out, the powerful wizard noted for his healing magic.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: fantasy, fantasy fiction, dogs, mother-daughter relationship, wizards, mothers and daughters [X], magic [X]

Faerie Winter

author: Simner, Janni Lee
Unable to get answers from her mother, sixteen-year-old Liza learns from Karin that while her own actions may have doomed the fairy and human worlds, she may be able to save them with more training, if the Faerie Queen can first be stopped.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: fairies, magic [X], mother-daughter relationship, bildungsromans, mothers and daughters [X]

The Gingerbread Rabbit

author: Jarrell, Randall
Mary's mother is about to put a gingerbread rabbit in the oven when he jumps to the floor and runs into the forest.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: rabbits, magic [X], gingerbread, mothers and daughters [X]

Among Others

author: Walton, Jo
Startling, unusual, and irresistibly readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850

Tip-top Tappin' Mom!

author: Krulik, Nancy E
Katie Carew decides to give her mom tap dancing lessons for Mother's Day, and when Mrs.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530

Hannah's Garden

author: Snyder, Midori
When teenaged violinist Cassie Brittman's grandfather becomes ill, she and her mother return to her mother's childhood home where an ancient conflict involving their family clan resurfaces.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: mothers and daughters [X], violinists, grandfathers, sick, magic [X], mother-daughter relationship

The Mirrored Shard

author: Kittredge, Caitlin
Aoife Grayson will do anything to make her way to the Deadlands and try to win back her love, Dean, who died helping her, even if that means killing Tremaine, who has vowed to keep her in the Thorn Lands, the faerie home of her mother Nerissa.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: magic [X], voyages and travels, mothers and daughters [X], death, mother-daughter relationship

Interference Powder

author: Korelitz, Jean Hanff
Fifth-grader Nina Zabin happens upon a strange powder that causes events in her life to change, and not always for the better, as the school's Brain Buster Extravaganza approaches and she takes her best friend's place as representative for their class.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: magic [X], schools, contests, drawing, mothers and daughters [X]

The Witches Of Friar's Lantern

author: Forrester, Sandra
Trying to undo the spell of the evil Dally Rumpe, Beatrice travels to Werewolf Close, where she meets two of her mother's aunts and learns something about her mother's past.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: witches, mothers and daughters [X], magic [X], mother-daughter relationship

Witch's Broom

author: Chew, Ruth
Amy and her friend Jean find adventure when they discover a broom that really can fly--hopefully the witch who left it there won't miss it.
FIC
year: 1977
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:

A Snicker Of Magic

author: Lloyd, Natalie
Felicity Pickle is not like other people--where other people collect baseball cards or whatever, Felicity collects words.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 73
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680

Dreamer, Wisher, Liar

author: Harper, Charise Mericle
Ashley's summer is filled with babysitting, letters to her best friend at camp, and a wish jar filled with secret revelations that help her understand her mother in a whole way.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: mothers and daughters [X], wishes, magic [X], babysitters

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