''A Mother's Gift'' is a 2001 novel by American singer

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and her mother

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. It is their second book together, following 2000's ''Heart-to-Heart''. The novel is loosely based on Britney's life. Popular reactions to the novel in spaces like Amazon were mixed. In 2012, rumors of a third novel sequel surfaced.

Plot

The story is about a 14-year-old girl named Holly Faye Lovell from a tiny, rural town called Biscay in the U.S. state of

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. She gets accepted as a scholarship student into the exclusive Haverty School of

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, and the story revolves around Holly's life in Haverty, where she is the poorest student, and her relationship with her mother, Wanda.

Film adaptation

The book was adapted for a 2004

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television film titled ''Brave New Girl'' (the new title comes from a song on Britney's 2003 album ''

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''). Although the plot was drastically changed, Britney was included as an executive producer of the film.

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