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40 Best Moms in Literature

Not all mothers give birth to their kids. Now no mom is perfect, as many of these books attest, but some of the most loving and badass moms are the ones who care unceasingly for their children and are still defined as more than just caretakers. They show that love is never a weakness.
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
1
L.M. Montgomery
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
2
Toni Morrison
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
3
Birdie (Tracey Lindberg)
Birdie
4
Tracey Lindberg
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
5
David Mitchell
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
6
Fae Myenne Ng
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
7
Helen Oyeyemi
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
8
Junot Diaz
A Chair for My Mother
A Chair for My Mother
9
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
10
Alice Walker
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
12
Celeste Ng
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
13
John Green
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
14
August Wilson
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
15
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
16
Shel Silverstein
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
17
Arundhati Roy
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
19
Dodie Smith
Les Mis (Victor Hugo)
Les Mis
20
Victor Hugo
Lily Potter (JK Rowling)
Lily Potter
21
JK Rowling
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
22
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
23
Louisa May Alcott
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
24
Louise Erdrich
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
25
Robert Munsch
Molly Weasley (JK Rowling)
Molly Weasley
26
JK Rowling
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
27
Robert C. O'Brien
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
28
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
29
Jane Austen
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love
30
Queen Sugar (Natalie Baszile)
Queen Sugar
31
Natalie Baszile
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
32
Beverly Cleary
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
33
Emma Donoghue
Ru (Kim Thuy)
Ru
34
Kim Thuy
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
35
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
36
Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
37
Zora Neale Hurston
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
38
Betty Smith
Waiting for Birdy (Catherine Newman)
Waiting for Birdy
39
Catherine Newman
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
40
Madeleine L'engle
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