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61) You go first
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight traces her post-divorce confrontation of an upbringing in Africa that was overshadowed by the Rhodesian wars, her complicated parents and her courtship with her ex-husband. --Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Althea Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Whether you're contemplating divorce, in the post-divorce phase, or somewhere in between, chances are that you're thinking of your children and how your divorce affects them. A Parent's Guide to Divorce helps you navigate this new world in a way that addresses your children's needs at every turn. Here's where you'll learn how to create a parenting plan, talk to your children about these changing times, manage emotions, handle possible struggles, and...
Author
Series
Max Leroy trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Max pursues neighborhood adventures with his dad as they both adjust to recent changes in their family.
67) Hope Gap
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Grace lives an idyllic life until her 29-year marriage to Edward abruptly ends, leaving their only son to pick up the pieces. As life unravels, Grace discovers it's never too late to be happy.
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing, an imprint of Mango Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Offering a well-researched and tested method for recovering from the heartbreak of divorce, Dr. Elizabeth Cohen brings her highly successful Afterglow process to you in Light on the Other Side of Divorce. Don't just move on after you break up -- thrive.--
69) Facing divorce
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In this book, readers will learn how to cope with divorce. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about coping with divorce. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers--
71) Wonder
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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NYT - Children’s Chapter Books
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade E-Book
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade E-Book
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
72) The Landry News
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000, ©1999
Language
English
Description
A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A tale set in reverse chronicles the failing marriage of New Orleans residents Michael and Kelly Hayes, who, on the day their divorce becomes final, revisit their shared history to evaluate the insecurities and inabilities that have driven them apart.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"If You're in My Office, It's Already Too Late. James Sexton knows this. After dealing with more than a thousand clients whose marriages have dissolved over everything from an ill-advised threesome with the nanny to the uneven division of carpool duties, he also knows all of the what-not-to-dos for couples who want to build--and consistently work to preserve--a lasting, fulfilling relationship. Described by former clients as a "courtroom gunslinger"...
76) Thursday
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A true friend can help us through anything . . . When a little girl learns about her parents' divorce on a Thursday, it ruins her favorite day of the week. But her stuffed-unicorn friend steps in to help, taking her on adventures to cheer her up and staying by her side to comfort her when feelings are hard. Then, slowly, the little girl and her unicorn friend awaken to the natural world that surrounds them as life continues to shift and change...until...
Author
Publisher
Two Lines Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A classic of queer literature that's as electrifying today as it was when it originally appeared in 1982, On a Woman's Madness tells the story of Noenka, a courageous Black woman trying to live a life of her choosing. When her abusive husband of just nine days refuses her request for divorce, Noenka flees her hometown in Suriname, on South America's tropical northeastern coast, for the capital city of Paramaribo. Unsettled and unsupported, her life...
78) Dear Sweet Pea
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Patricia, widely known as Sweet Pea, navigates her parents' unconventional divorce and finds herself in the unlikely role of her town's advice columnist"--
79) Strider
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Sonali cannot bring herself to share her feelings, but when she wakes up one day and begins to involuntarily burst into Bollywood song and dance routines that showcase her emotions, she realizes she has to find her voice and share her feelings.
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