Mother/Daughter Relationships in Teen Fiction

Total Constant Order by Crissa-Jean Chappell

• Fin and her mother have much in common but they just can't get along.

Diva by Alex Flinn

• Caitlin doesn't approve of her mother's relationship with a married man.

Blind Faith by Ellen Wittlinger

• Liz's mother is devastated when Liz's grandmother dies, and she turns to a spiritualist church for comfort.

That Girl Lucy Moon by Amy Timberlake

• Lucy's mom travels extendedly for her art, and Lucy wonders if she is ever going to come back.

Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson

• Hope's mom is verbally abusive in this novel about the Hands and Words Are Not for Hurting Project.

Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies)  by Justina Chen  Headley

• Patty struggles to deal with her Taiwanese mother's strictness.

The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman

• A fable-like story of an Amazon tribe about Rain and her relationship with her mother, the queen of the tribe.

The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti

• Jade's mom is more into life at Jade's high school than Jade is.

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko

• Kirsten is having a run-in with the queen bee at her school, and her mom just doesn't get it.

A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian

• Ruby's relationship with her mom changes when her long-lost father shows up.

Like a Thorn by Cara Vidal

• Melie's mother treats her like a thorn in her side--abuse no one can see is the hardest to prove.

Fact of Life #31 by Denise Vega

• Kat's mom may seem too good to be true, but that doesn't mean it's easy to be her daughter.