# Books about mothers and daughters assigned in US schools

**6** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _mothers and daughters_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/mothers-and-daughters
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## mothers and daughters canon

- [Call Me Hope](https://readinglist.school/book/call-me-hope) by Gretchen Olson _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Fire on the Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/fire-on-the-mountain) by Anita Desai _(Grades 9–10)_
- [Freaky Friday](https://readinglist.school/book/freaky-friday) by Mary Rodgers _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The China Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/the-china-garden) by Liz Berry _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson](https://readinglist.school/book/the-true-colors-of-caitlynne-jackson) by Carol Lynch Williams _(Grades 6–9)_
- [You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye](https://readinglist.school/book/you-shouldnt-have-to-say-goodbye) by Patricia Hermes _(Grades 4–6)_

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