When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead.

"La mamá de Lisa es una auténtica despistada, y eso le parece divertido a todo el mundo. ¿Pero su despiste puede llegar al punto de olvidar un día a su hija en la escuela? Eso ya no resultaría ta divertido. ¿verad? -- Page 4 of cover. Lisa's MOM is real clueless, and that seems funny to everyone. But her cluelessness can reach the point of forgetting your daughter at school one day? That would not be fun, right?

Mujercitas, una evocación atemporal de la vida familiar idealizada, fue un éxito instantáneo y se convirtió en una de las novelas clásicas más queridas de los Estados Unidos. Mujercitas narra la vida de las cuatro hermanas March, que crecieron en Nueva Inglaterra con la Guerra Civil como telón de fondo. La historia detalla sus luchas con la pobreza y las dificultades, sus fallas morales y sus desencantos. Desde que se publicó por primera vez...

In rhyming text, a mother and daughter spend a day together, enjoying the beauty of nature.

"For years, Miranda has stared at postcards of August Isle, Florida. The town where her mother spent her summers as a girl. The town that Miranda has always ached to visit. She just never wanted it to happen this way. When she arrives on the Isle, alone and uncertain, to stay the summer with an old friend of her mother's, Miranda discovers a place even more perfect than she imagined. And she finds a new friend in Sammy, "Aunt" Clare's daughter. But...

"After losing her mom, Willa is grieving and having a hard time living with her dad and his new family on an island off the coast of Washington State. Her dad tries to cheer her up by taking her whale watching, something Willa's mom used to do. While all the passengers are on one side of the boat, Willa encounters a humpback whale on the opposite side. Willa feels so lonely that she starts to talk to the whale -- and the whale talks back! The whale,...

When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with love.

""Ayesha is a world away from home when she meets the boy of her dreams. Like her, Suresh is from India but going to high school in Illinois. Once they get together, they are inseparable... until a twist of fate takes Suresh back to India right when Ayesha discovers she's pregnant. Suddenly she feels she's on her own, navigating the biggest decision she'll ever make. Seventeen years later, Ayesha's daughter Mira finds an old box with letters addressed...

A mother shares family memories and stories with her daughter as she applies henna to the young girl's hands.

"In this magical middle-grade novel, Odette unlocks a mysterious spell."--