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Books for Time with Mom for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Time with Mom for Ages 12–18

Explore our collection of children's books about time with mom recommended for kids ages 12–18.

423 books

Cover of Sunshine

Marion Dane Bauer

For the child grappling with the absence of a parent and the complicated path toward reconciliation and forgiveness.

Cover of The Daughters Take the Stage

The Daughters #3

The Daughters Take the Stage

Fourteen-year-old Hudson struggles to find her own intimate musical style while her pop-star mother pushes her toward a

Cover of Hangin' Out with Cici

Victoria Martin #1

Hangin' Out with Cici

Francine Pascal

After a bump on the head, Victoria travels back to 1944 and meets a wild teenager who turns out to be her very own mothe

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Cover of The Space Race of 1869

Castle in the Stars #1

The Space Race of 1869

Alex Alice

For the child who loves to wonder what lies beyond the clouds and seeks a grand adventure rooted in the deep bond betwee

Ages 9–14

Cover of The Reminder

For the teenager grappling with the profound emptiness of loss and the unsettling ways we try to hold on to those we hav

Cover of Dream Journal

Karen Halvorsen Schreck

For the teenager navigating the heavy waves of grief after losing a parent and searching for a way to reconnect with the

Cover of How Hard Can Love Be?

The Spinster Club #2

How Hard Can Love Be?

For the teenager navigating the complicated emotions of a parent with a drinking problem while trying to understand the

Cover of Sunny: Diary Three

California Diaries #8

Sunny: Diary Three

Twelve-year-old Sunny shares the intimate and difficult journey of watching her mother battle terminal cancer through th

Cover of The New Mother

For the child who needs a vivid, haunting reminder of why we cherish our parents, even when they set firm boundaries and

Cover of Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas

Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas

For the child navigating the complex emotions of a parent's serious medical diagnosis while trying to balance the social

Cover of Demon in the Wood

Shadow and Bone #1

Demon in the Wood

Witness the origins of the Darkling in this atmospheric graphic novel prequel that uncovers the past of one of the Grish

Cover of Eye of the Crow

The Boy Sherlock Holmes #1

Eye of the Crow

For the young teen who feels like an outsider and wants to prove their worth, this origins story explores the power of k

Cover of Like Mother, Like Daughter

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Marion Dane Bauer

Leslie struggles to connect with her mother and seeks guidance from a school advisor until a sudden crisis changes her e

Cover of Saint Vitus' Dance

Saint Vitus' Dance

Melanie navigates the fear of her mother’s incurable illness while facing the daunting question of whether the same fate

Cover of The Big Bad Fox

The Big Bad Fox

Benjamin Renner

A fox desperately wants to be a terrifying predator, but after failing to scare a single hen or learn from a wolf, he ma

Cover of The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

Ashley Herring Blake

For the child navigating the complex emotions of a major health recovery while exploring their changing identity and evo

Cover of Lucky Me

Curtis Piperfield #2

C.C. faces the daily challenge of maintaining her independence and keeping up with her middle school friends while being

Cover of The Death of Jayson Porter

The Death of Jayson Porter

For the teenager grappling with deep feelings of invisibility, depression, and the heavy weight of family trauma while s

Cover of The Revolution of Sabine

The Revolution of Sabine

Beth Levine Ain

Amidst the glamour of 1776 Paris, sixteen-year-old Sabine defies her mother and society by embracing radical political i

Cover of Free Radical

Claire Rudolf Murphy

Luke’s summer of Little League is shattered when his mother admits she is a fugitive wanted by the FBI for a decades-old

Cover of Love and Other Drama-Ramas!

Ask Amy Green #4

Love and Other Drama-Ramas!

Between her mother's upcoming wedding and a mystery involving a cheating boyfriend, Amy's world is full of high-stakes r

Cover of Bhai for Now

Maleeha Siddiqui

For the child grappling with a fractured family or the feeling of being uprooted, this story explores finding your place

Cover of White Sands, Red Menace

The Green Glass Sea #2

White Sands, Red Menace

For the child grappling with what it means to belong, this story explores the tension between the family we are born int

Cover of I Remember

Fara Lynn Krasnopolsky

A young girl looks back on her childhood in a Russian village. She remembers the quiet moments with her family and the c

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