By Jeannine Atkins

Laura Ingalls Wilder spent her childhood in log cabins and traveling across the prairie in covered wagons. It was her daughter, Rose, who suggested the stories from that childhood might make a good book. Mother and daughter worked together to turn memories into one of the most beloved children's series of all time.

Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was the daughter of former slaves. She was determined to make a better life for her own daughter, A'Lelia. She took a new name and with A'Lelia's help built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color.

Marie Curie discovered radium and became the first person in history to win two Nobel Prizes. Inspired by her mother, Irene, too, helped injured soldiers during World War I and won awards for her scientific research.

Borrowed Names is the story of these remarkable mothers and daughters, a history told in vivid, compelling poems.