Friday, May 11, 2012

Feature & Follow, May 11th


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Q: This Sunday in the U.S. is Mother's Day. In celebration, what are some of your favorite books with strong mother/child relationships?


This is a difficult question. In many of the books I've read of late, the mom is gone. I even walked over to my bookshelf to try to jog my memory and the books I own where mom is alive the mother/daughter relation isn't strong. Sarah Dressen's books come to mind. I'm sure I'm forgetting many others. So for now, I'm going to get a cup of coffee and think about this one. 



Okay. Now that I have had some time to think about this (and I'll admit I saw this answer on another hop), but Percy Jackson and his mom definitely have a great relationship. I wish I had thought of this earlier. :)

How about you? Any books come to mind??


9 comments:

  1. I love the Sarah Dessen books and I don't know why I didnt't think of them first! Great Answer :)

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    Chelsey@Charming Chelsey's

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  2. I realised while I was thinking of a book for this question that a lot of the books I have read have a mom missing as well. Percy Jackson is a good pick.

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  3. I recently read and enjoyed Cabinet of Earths and the relationship between the mom and the MC is a really enjoyable one.

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    1. I haven't heard of this book. I'll look it up!

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  4. It does seem like a lot of YA has dead/absent parents. I always appreciate stories with an active mom or dad. Sara Zarr's books have great, complicated parents, so does John Green. The Fault in our Stars has a pretty great mom, she's probably my most recent favorite.

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    1. Oh, yes... the mom in Fault in Our Stars is great.

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  5. I really need to read some of Sarah's stuff!

    new follower :)
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  6. Why is it that YA loves to have a widower instead of two parents. Is it so it makes more sense that they can get away with running off with vampires and such.

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    1. LOL. Too funny! That's a good question. When I was first plotting my novel, Embrace, Madison's mom was already dead. Poor women didn't have a chance. Thanks for stopping by!

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