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2020 Mother's Day Selections

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Some good books to read around Mother's Day. Virtual Book Club anyone?

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Ottawa Public Library

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Wild Swans

Wild Swans

Three Daughters of China

by Chang, Jung

Downloadable Audiobook - 2012

A Chinese woman chronicles the struggle of her grandmother, her mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revolution, and continuing upheaval, from 1907 to the present. A Chinese woman chronicles the struggle of her grandmother, her mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revolution, and continuing upheaval, from 1907 to the present. Show less

A Chinese woman chronicles the struggle of her grandmother, her mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revolution, and continuing upheaval, from 1907 to the present. A Chinese woman chronicles the struggle of her grandmother, her mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revolution, and continuing upheaval, from 1907 to the present. Show less

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Ordinary Light

Ordinary Light

A Memoir

by Smith, Tracy K.

Downloadable Audiobook - 2015

"A memoir about the author's coming of age as she grapples with her identity as an artist, her family's racial history, and her mother's death from cancer"-- "A memoir about the author's coming of age as she grapples with her identity as an artist, her family's racial history, and her mother's death from cancer"-- Show less

"A memoir about the author's coming of age as she grapples with her identity as an artist, her family's racial history, and her mother's death from cancer"-- "A memoir about the author's coming of age as she grapples with her identity as an artist, her family's racial history, and her mother's death from cancer"-- Show less

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The Faraway Nearby

The Faraway Nearby

by Solnit, Rebecca

eBook - 2013

A nonfiction exploration on the meaning of story anchored by the author’s own story of her mother’s decline into Alzheimer’s. A nonfiction exploration on the meaning of story anchored by the author’s own story of her mother’s decline into Alzheimer’s. Show less

A nonfiction exploration on the meaning of story anchored by the author’s own story of her mother’s decline into Alzheimer’s. A nonfiction exploration on the meaning of story anchored by the author’s own story of her mother’s decline into Alzheimer’s. Show less

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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

by Mathis, Ayana

eBook - 2012

The life of Hattie Shepherd who leaves Georgia for Philadelphia during the Great Migration is told through the perspectives of her eleven children and one grandchild. The life of Hattie Shepherd who leaves Georgia for Philadelphia during the Great Migration is told through the perspectives of her eleven children and one grandchild. Show less

The life of Hattie Shepherd who leaves Georgia for Philadelphia during the Great Migration is told through the perspectives of her eleven children and one grandchild. The life of Hattie Shepherd who leaves Georgia for Philadelphia during the Great Migration is told through the perspectives of her eleven children and one grandchild. Show less

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Out of the Easy

Out of the Easy

by Sepetys, Ruta

eBook - 2013

In 1950s New Orleans, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine, daughter of a local prostitute, wants nothing more than to leave town. A mysterious death entangles her in an investigation that causes a rift between her and her mother. In 1950s New Orleans, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine, daughter of a local prostitute, wants nothing more than to leave town. A mysterious death entangles her in an investigation that causes a rift between her and her mother. Show less

In 1950s New Orleans, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine, daughter of a local prostitute, wants nothing more than to leave town. A mysterious death entangles her in an investigation that causes a rift between her and her mother. In 1950s New Orleans, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine, daughter of a local prostitute, wants nothing more than to leave town. A mysterious death entangles her in an investigation that causes a rift between her and her mother. Show less

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The Argonauts

The Argonauts

by Nelson, Maggie

eBook - 2015

A genre-bending memoir focusing on the author’s romance with gender fluid artist Harry Dodge, adjustment to becoming a stepmother, and pregnancy and birth of her son. A genre-bending memoir focusing on the author’s romance with gender fluid artist Harry Dodge, adjustment to becoming a stepmother, and pregnancy and birth of her son. Show less

A genre-bending memoir focusing on the author’s romance with gender fluid artist Harry Dodge, adjustment to becoming a stepmother, and pregnancy and birth of her son. A genre-bending memoir focusing on the author’s romance with gender fluid artist Harry Dodge, adjustment to becoming a stepmother, and pregnancy and birth of her son. Show less

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Every Last One

Every Last One

by Quindlen, Anna

eBook - 2010

In this novel, a mother moves through her daily life taking care of her three teenage children when an unforeseeable act of violence changes their family forever. In this novel, a mother moves through her daily life taking care of her three teenage children when an unforeseeable act of violence changes their family forever. Show less

In this novel, a mother moves through her daily life taking care of her three teenage children when an unforeseeable act of violence changes their family forever. In this novel, a mother moves through her daily life taking care of her three teenage children when an unforeseeable act of violence changes their family forever. Show less

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The Good Mothers

The Good Mothers

The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia

by Perry, Alex

eBook - 2018

"An unprecedented look inside a ruthless and obscenely wealthy branch of the Italian Mafia and the electrifying story of the brave women who decided to fight back"-- "An unprecedented look inside a ruthless and obscenely wealthy branch of the Italian Mafia and the electrifying story of the brave women who decided to fight back"-- Show less

"An unprecedented look inside a ruthless and obscenely wealthy branch of the Italian Mafia and the electrifying story of the brave women who decided to fight back"-- "An unprecedented look inside a ruthless and obscenely wealthy branch of the Italian Mafia and the electrifying story of the brave women who decided to fight back"-- Show less

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The Reece Malcolm List

The Reece Malcolm List

by Spalding, Amy

eBook - 2013

When teenage Devan’s father dies, she is sent to LA to live with Reece Malcolm, a best-selling author and the mother Devan’s never met. When teenage Devan’s father dies, she is sent to LA to live with Reece Malcolm, a best-selling author and the mother Devan’s never met. Show less

When teenage Devan’s father dies, she is sent to LA to live with Reece Malcolm, a best-selling author and the mother Devan’s never met. When teenage Devan’s father dies, she is sent to LA to live with Reece Malcolm, a best-selling author and the mother Devan’s never met. Show less

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Only Child

Only Child

by Navin, Rhiannon

eBook - 2018

Only Child is narrated by Zach Taylor, a first-grader who survives what no one should have to live through — a school shooting. His brother does not. Whil...Show more Only Child is narrated by Zach Taylor, a first-grader who survives what no one should have to live through — a school shooting. His brother does not. While his parents cope with their loss through action, Zach surrounds himself with books and art, trying to understand why the real world has to be so unlike the one of his imagination. Show less

Only Child is narrated by Zach Taylor, a first-grader who survives what no one should have to live through — a school shooting. His brother does not. Whil...Show more Only Child is narrated by Zach Taylor, a first-grader who survives what no one should have to live through — a school shooting. His brother does not. While his parents cope with their loss through action, Zach surrounds himself with books and art, trying to understand why the real world has to be so unlike the one of his imagination. Show less

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My Name Is Lucy Barton

My Name Is Lucy Barton

by Strout, Elizabeth

Downloadable Audiobook - 2016

When Lucy is recovering from an operation her mother, who she hasn’t seen in years, comes and spends five days with her in the hospital room. When Lucy is recovering from an operation her mother, who she hasn’t seen in years, comes and spends five days with her in the hospital room. Show less

When Lucy is recovering from an operation her mother, who she hasn’t seen in years, comes and spends five days with her in the hospital room. When Lucy is recovering from an operation her mother, who she hasn’t seen in years, comes and spends five days with her in the hospital room. Show less

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Wild

Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Strayed, Cheryl

eBook - 2012

In this memoir, a woman impulsively decides to hike more than a thousand miles trying to process her mother’s death, the dissolution of her marriage, and the bad decisions she’s made. In this memoir, a woman impulsively decides to hike more than a thousand miles trying to process her mother’s death, the dissolution of her marriage, and the bad decisions she’s made. Show less

In this memoir, a woman impulsively decides to hike more than a thousand miles trying to process her mother’s death, the dissolution of her marriage, and the bad decisions she’s made. In this memoir, a woman impulsively decides to hike more than a thousand miles trying to process her mother’s death, the dissolution of her marriage, and the bad decisions she’s made. Show less

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Our Andromeda

Our Andromeda

by Shaughnessy, Brenda

eBook - 2012

A collection of poetry exploring the dark side of childbirth and trauma. A collection of poetry exploring the dark side of childbirth and trauma. Show less

A collection of poetry exploring the dark side of childbirth and trauma. A collection of poetry exploring the dark side of childbirth and trauma. Show less

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Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy

A Novel

by Sekaran, Shanthi

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

This novel tells the story of Soli Valdez a pregnant woman who crosses the US/Mexican border hoping for a better life in America and Kvya Reddy, a woman longing for a child of her own who takes care of Soli’s infant son after she is detained. This novel tells the story of Soli Valdez a pregnant woman who crosses the US/Mexican border hoping for a better life in America and Kvya Reddy, a woman longing for a child of her own who takes care of Soli’s infant son after she is detained. Show less

This novel tells the story of Soli Valdez a pregnant woman who crosses the US/Mexican border hoping for a better life in America and Kvya Reddy, a woman longing for a child of her own who takes care of Soli’s infant son after she is detained. This novel tells the story of Soli Valdez a pregnant woman who crosses the US/Mexican border hoping for a better life in America and Kvya Reddy, a woman longing for a child of her own who takes care of Soli’s infant son after she is detained. Show less

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Landline

Landline

by Rowell, Rainbow

Downloadable Audiobook - 2014

A television writer and workaholic is worried she’s ruined her marriage. With a magical realism twist, she discovers a way to talk on the phone with her h...Show more A television writer and workaholic is worried she’s ruined her marriage. With a magical realism twist, she discovers a way to talk on the phone with her husband in the past, before he proposed. Now she wonders if she should use this strange opportunity to save her marriage or stop it from ever happening. Show less

A television writer and workaholic is worried she’s ruined her marriage. With a magical realism twist, she discovers a way to talk on the phone with her h...Show more A television writer and workaholic is worried she’s ruined her marriage. With a magical realism twist, she discovers a way to talk on the phone with her husband in the past, before he proposed. Now she wonders if she should use this strange opportunity to save her marriage or stop it from ever happening. Show less

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The Kissing Hand

The Kissing Hand

by Penn, Audrey

eBook - 2009

Picture Book -- Chester the Raccoon is nervous for his first day of school so his mother tells him about the Kissing Hand, a way to reassure him of her love when he gets frightened. Picture Book -- Chester the Raccoon is nervous for his first day of school so his mother tells him about the Kissing Hand, a way to reassure him of her love when he gets frightened. Show less

Picture Book -- Chester the Raccoon is nervous for his first day of school so his mother tells him about the Kissing Hand, a way to reassure him of her love when he gets frightened. Picture Book -- Chester the Raccoon is nervous for his first day of school so his mother tells him about the Kissing Hand, a way to reassure him of her love when he gets frightened. Show less

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Love You Forever

Love You Forever

by Munsch, Robert N.

eBook - 2011

A sweet picture book about a mother’s lullaby that she sings to her son throughout his life about her unconditional love, even after the boy flushes her watch down the toilet. A sweet picture book about a mother’s lullaby that she sings to her son throughout his life about her unconditional love, even after the boy flushes her watch down the toilet. Show less

A sweet picture book about a mother’s lullaby that she sings to her son throughout his life about her unconditional love, even after the boy flushes her watch down the toilet. A sweet picture book about a mother’s lullaby that she sings to her son throughout his life about her unconditional love, even after the boy flushes her watch down the toilet. Show less

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One Plus One

One Plus One

by Moyes, Jojo

eBook - 2014

A love story between a single mom worried about her stepson and daughter and the tech millionaire whose vacation house she cleans. A love story between a single mom worried about her stepson and daughter and the tech millionaire whose vacation house she cleans. Show less

A love story between a single mom worried about her stepson and daughter and the tech millionaire whose vacation house she cleans. A love story between a single mom worried about her stepson and daughter and the tech millionaire whose vacation house she cleans. Show less

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Beloved

Beloved

A Novel

by Morrison, Toni

eBook - 2004

Sethe, an escaped slave, is haunted literally and figuratively by the ghost of her baby who died before she could give her a name. Sethe, an escaped slave, is haunted literally and figuratively by the ghost of her baby who died before she could give her a name. Show less

Sethe, an escaped slave, is haunted literally and figuratively by the ghost of her baby who died before she could give her a name. Sethe, an escaped slave, is haunted literally and figuratively by the ghost of her baby who died before she could give her a name. Show less

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Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies

by Moriarty, Liane

Downloadable Audiobook - 2014

This Australian thriller follows three mothers of young children against the backdrop of a murder investigation involving parents are the local school. This Australian thriller follows three mothers of young children against the backdrop of a murder investigation involving parents are the local school. Show less

This Australian thriller follows three mothers of young children against the backdrop of a murder investigation involving parents are the local school. This Australian thriller follows three mothers of young children against the backdrop of a murder investigation involving parents are the local school. Show less

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Reconstructing Amelia

Reconstructing Amelia

A Novel

by McCreight, Kimberly

Downloadable Audiobook - 2013

A single mother uses social media and cell phone logs to investigate the last days of her teenage daughter’s life and determine if she committed suicide like everyone else believes. A single mother uses social media and cell phone logs to investigate the last days of her teenage daughter’s life and determine if she committed suicide like everyone else believes. Show less

A single mother uses social media and cell phone logs to investigate the last days of her teenage daughter’s life and determine if she committed suicide like everyone else believes. A single mother uses social media and cell phone logs to investigate the last days of her teenage daughter’s life and determine if she committed suicide like everyone else believes. Show less

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The Color of Water

The Color of Water

A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by McBride, James

Downloadable Audiobook - 2006

The nonfiction story of a white woman struggling against poverty and racism to raise her twelve black children. The nonfiction story of a white woman struggling against poverty and racism to raise her twelve black children. Show less

The nonfiction story of a white woman struggling against poverty and racism to raise her twelve black children. The nonfiction story of a white woman struggling against poverty and racism to raise her twelve black children. Show less

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Son

Son

by Lowry, Lois

eBook - 2012

YA -- Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit. YA -- Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit. Show less

YA -- Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit. YA -- Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit. Show less

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What We Lose

What We Lose

A Novel

by Clemmons, Zinzi

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

Raised in Pennsylvania but born to a South African mother, Thandi has always felt like an outsider, wherever she goes — alienated from each of her conflic...Show more Raised in Pennsylvania but born to a South African mother, Thandi has always felt like an outsider, wherever she goes — alienated from each of her conflicting identities. When her mother dies of cancer, she finds herself grappling with all of the questions left unanswered, looking for something solid to ground her. Show less

Raised in Pennsylvania but born to a South African mother, Thandi has always felt like an outsider, wherever she goes — alienated from each of her conflic...Show more Raised in Pennsylvania but born to a South African mother, Thandi has always felt like an outsider, wherever she goes — alienated from each of her conflicting identities. When her mother dies of cancer, she finds herself grappling with all of the questions left unanswered, looking for something solid to ground her. Show less

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Pachinko

Pachinko

by Lee, Min Jin

eBook - 2017

"Follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose ...Show more "Follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity"-- Show less

"Follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose ...Show more "Follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity"-- Show less

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