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The Light of Eternal Spring by Angel Di ZhangThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy TanThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Bonds Between Mothers and Daughters
223 books — 132 voters
September Again by Hunter S. JonesLoved and Lost by Stephanie E. KusiakFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Intense Female Relationships
136 books — 122 voters

Wild Swans by Jung ChangDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Daughters
919 books — 93 voters
Are You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanLove You Forever by Robert MunschThe Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise BrownMama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. JoosseThe Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Picture Books About Mothers
271 books — 45 voters

My Seven Black Fathers by Will JawandoThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsKept in the Dark by J. Ronald M. YorkFun Home by Alison BechdelLetter to His Father by Franz Kafka
An Author and his / her Father
38 books — 35 voters
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy TanThe Minister's Daughter by Julie HearnThe Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron DokeyThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson
The List's Daughter
390 books — 34 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeKing Lear by William ShakespeareDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerHamlet by William ShakespeareFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Fathers: Good, Bad and Surrogate
67 books — 34 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyFathers and Sons by Ivan TurgenevThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisNative Son by Richard WrightLife with Father by Clarence Day Jr.
The Relations
533 books — 31 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyDiary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa FrancisYou Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral by Ann Marie HancockAre You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
Mother-daughter memoirs
46 books — 30 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeKing Lear by William ShakespeareOutback Wonder by Juliet M. SampsonLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Bonds Between Fathers and Daughters
104 books — 27 voters

Braided Love by Jo Elizabeth PintoThe Signal Between Us by Ashley RoviraSpare by Prince HarryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Fred FordhamTales of Virtuous Stepmothers by Georgina Warren
Family Stories That Stay With You
107 books — 18 voters
A Girl's Bill of Rights by Amy B. MuchaI Like Myself! by Karen BeaumontGirls with Guts! by Debbie GonzalesI Will Be Fierce by Bea BirdsongLillybelle, A Damsel Not in Distress by Joana Pastro
Girl Power Picture Books
15 books — 12 voters

Nutcracker by E.T.A. HoffmannChristmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. MontgomeryThe Christmas Coat by Virginia Driving Hawk SneveSanta Comes to Little House by Laura Ingalls WilderFelicity's Surprise by Valerie Tripp
Best Christmas Stories for Little Girls
249 books — 11 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloBeach Music by Pat Conroy
Best Fictional Parents
22 books — 9 voters

From Meidelach to Matriarchs ~ A Journal by Mirta Ines TruppThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSweet Pea by Kit de WaalFamily Ever After by Margaret DaleyMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best Fiction Stories of Women as Mothers, Wives, Stepmothers, Daughters, Sisters, Aunts, Nieces, Grandmothers and Grandaughters
43 books — 5 voters
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranRasputin's Daughter by Robert AlexanderBrontë’s Mistress by Finola AustinMy Dearest Dietrich by Amanda BarrattThe Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott
Related to Someone Famous (Historical Fiction)
43 books — 3 voters

Kamala Harris by Nikki GrimesA Woman for President by Kathleen KrullA Lady Has the Floor by Kate HanniganBallots for Belva by Sudipta Bardhan-QuallenWho Is Kamala Harris? by Kirsten Anderson
NONFICTION Picture Books of Inspiring Women Running for US President (VOTE GIRL POWER 2028)
38 books — 3 voters
The First King by Shameez Patel PapathanasiouTill this Night by Nuhaa BardienThe Railway Children by E. NesbitThe Last Feather by Shameez Patel PapathanasiouThe Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
Books with Eldest Daughters
12 books — 3 voters

Brazen by Pénélope BagieuThe Book of Forgotten Witches by Balázs TátraiWomen of the Fairy Tale Resistance by Jane HarringtonRejected Princesses by Jason PorathYoung Warriors by Tamora Pierce
Best Feminist Anthologies & Collections about Heroic Women in History and Fantasy
27 books — 3 voters
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne CollinsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter Collection by J.K. RowlingA Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
Kat Books
35 books — 2 voters

One Night Stand with the Girl Dad by Tarin LexHalf Agony, Half Hope by Joy Michelle AustinClimbing the Girl Dad Mountain Man by Sara HazelThe Weight of Prejudice by Joy Michelle AustinGirl Dad's a Rising Star by Ember Davis
"Girl Dad" Collection
18 books — 2 voters
Dawn and the Halloween Mystery by Ann M. MartinStacey and the Haunted Masquerade by Ann M. MartinKristy and the Vampires by Ann M. MartinKaren's Black Cat by Ann M. MartinKaren's Haunted House by Ann M. Martin
Best Babysitters Club Halloween Books
11 books — 2 voters

Lost Girls by Samm DeighanViolations of the Child Marilyn Monroe by Her Psychiatrist FriendUsed Lady Blue Book by John W. LambGirls On City Streets by Jacob A. GoldbergOpen Mouth Dolls by La Vaughn C. Johnston
Dis'Posable Daughter Dolls
100 books — 1 voter
Deborah and Jael by Lucy RycroftAbigail by Lucy RycroftRahab by Lucy RycroftEsther by Lucy RycroftMary by Tomie dePaola
Sunday School Christian Children's Picture Books of Heroic Women in the Bible
23 books — 1 voter

Karen's Christmas Carol by Ann M. MartinKaren's Christmas Tree by Ann M. MartinHappy Holidays, Jessi by Ann M. MartinMallory's Christmas Wish by Ann M. MartinThe Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier by Ann M. Martin
Best Babysitters Club Christmas Books
12 books — 1 voter
Claudia and the First Thanksgiving by Ann M. MartinKaren's Pilgrim by Ann M. MartinKaren's Turkey Day by Ann M. MartinKaren's Surprise by Ann M. Martin
Best Babysitters Club Thanksgiving Books
4 books — 1 voter

Abby's Un-Valentine by Ann M. MartinClaudia Gets Her Guy by Ann M. MartinMary Anne vs. Logan by Ann M. MartinStacey's Ex-Best Friend by Ann M. MartinStacey and the Stolen Hearts by Ann M. Martin
Best Babysitters Club Valentine Books
8 books — 1 voter
Bold & Brave by Kirsten GillibrandThe Voice That Won the Vote by Elisa BoxerMarching with Aunt Susan by Claire Rudolf MurphySuffragette by David RobertsAround America to Win the Vote by Mara Rockliff
VOTES FOR WOMEN! (Children's Books about Women's Suffrage USA)
16 books — 1 voter

Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle ValentineAbram's Daughters by Beverly LewisBlood Test by Jonathan KellermanDeadline by Chris CrutcherChinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher
Characters Raised As Siblings but are biological children
14 books — 1 voter
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. SánchezThe House of My Mother by Shari FrankeWill I Ever Be Good Enough? by Karyl McBrideAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. GibsonI’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
This is For The Daughters
7 books — 1 voter

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