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A Grown-up Kind Of Pretty

author: Jackson, Joshilyn
Tells the story of a young woman's search for the truth about her mother and a graveyard on their property.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mothers and daughters [X], mother-daughter relationship, humorous fiction, humorous stories [X]

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
lexile:
subjects: mermaids, friendship, mothers and daughters [X], magic, humorous stories [X], england

A Mother To Embarrass Me

author: Williams, Carol Lynch
Twelve-year-old Laura can hardly believe how embarrassing her mother has become, especially now that she is pregnant.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mothers and daughters [X], pregnancy, humorous stories [X], mother-daughter relationship, mapleton (utah)

Bedtime For Mommy

author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
In a reversal of the classic bedtime story, a child helps her mommy get ready for bed, enduring pleas for one more book, five more minutes of play time, and a glass of water before the lights go out.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
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Lulu Dark And The Summer Of The Fox

author: Madison, Bennett
When a mysterious person called the Fox begins to threaten young starlets, Lulu Dark investigates, even though she suspects that her own mother--an aging actress--might be behind it all.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: actors and actresses, mothers and daughters [X], interpersonal relations, mystery and detective stories, humorous stories [X]

The Long Secret

author: Fitzhugh, Louise
While at the beach for the summer, Harriet tries to uncover the author of mysterious religious notes that appear all over town and which make her ponder her own beliefs, and Beth Ellen meets the mother she last saw when she was four years old.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660

Amelia Bedelia Chalks One Up

author: Parish, Herman
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.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430

Smothered

author: Chiklis, Autumn
Upon graduating from Columbia University, Eloise "Lou" Hansen is grimly determined to find a job and move out of her parents' home, while her mother is equally determined to keep her there.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mothers and daughters [X], family life, jews, humorous stories [X], california, jewish families, humorous fiction, romans ? clef

Bad Hair Day

author: Benton, Jim
Franny tries to follow her mother's suggestion to change her appearance, but by turning hair styling into a science experiment she creates some very greedy pigtails that terrorize the town.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: science, hair, dogs, mothers and daughters [X], humorous stories [X], humorous fiction, mother-daughter relationship, humor

A Friend Is A Gift You Give Yourself

author: Boyle, William
An unlikely trio of women in New York find themselves banding together to escape the clutches of an unhinged Mafia enforcer.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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The Fourth Suit

author: Harris, Neil Patrick
"The Magic Misfits confront their greatest enemy in this final story told from Ridley's point of view"-- Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: magic tricks, hypnotism, friendship, mothers and daughters [X], humorous stories [X], humorous fiction

Amelia Bedelia Steps Out

author: Parish, Herman
Amelia Bedelia and her mother need new shoes, but Amelia Bedelia adores her comfy, broken-in sneakers.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
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