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Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
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Lily and Charlotte are as different as two thirteen-year-olds can be, but they are spending the summer together in a small beach house because their parents are dating; trouble is, they can not stop sniping at each other--until an accident gives them a new perspective on their lives.
Author
Series
Baseball great novels volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Determined to play in the Little League World Series, twelve-year-old Josh struggles to concentrate on his game and be the team's leader while also trying to cope with his parents' impending divorce.
5) Hatchet
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Series
Language
English
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After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
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Language
English
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Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.
Author
Series
Language
English
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When their mother starts to date the mystery man on the fifth floor who has been instructed by his agent to "eliminate the children" by the first of May, eleven-year-old Caroline and her older brother figure they're targeted to be the victims of a savage crime.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and his uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice, though, so he goes . . . and on his first day takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Eventually, he and Runner Boy (Evan) meet--and what starts out as...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Although Henry enjoys the time he spends at his mother's apartment and his father's house, his dog Pomegranate gets confused about which place is home.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Logan's dog runs away as he and his mother are moving to a new home after his parents separate, a girl named Hannah, who longs for a dog of her own, finds him.
12) Crashing in love
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Since her parents divorced, twelve-year-old Peyton has known that to achieve happier outcomes in her life, she's got to focus on eliminating her flaws--and on making sure her first boyfriend is truly right for her. Guided by her collection of inspirational quotes and her growing list of ideal boyfriend traits, Peyton is convinced that this summer will be the perfect summer, complete with the perfect boyfriend! But when she discovers a boy lying unconscious...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
For as long as Katie can remember, it's just been her and her mom. But that's about to change. First her mom gets a boyfriend. And then Katie gets an email from her dad, whom she's never met, saying he wants to get together. Katie's not sure she's ready for so much change in her life. With so much happening at once, Katie's counting on her friends in the Cupcake Club to help her find the sweet side of what seems like a sticky situation.
14) Dream on, Amber
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
267 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Amber's Japanese father left when she was little, and her sister Bella was just a baby, so now she fills in the frustrating gap in her life with imagined conversations, and writes letters to Bella that seem to come from their father.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Fifth grader Benny wants to focus on not flunking out of fifth grade, but he must also cope with his complicated home life with newly divorced parents, a mother who moves away, and a father with terminal lung cancer.
16) Knockout
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
339 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.
17) Pond scum
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Oliver enjoys tormenting insects, but his life takes a turn when his family moves into an old house which an assortment of animals doesn't want to vacate.
18) For the record
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Justine?s parents are recently divorced. She and her little sister, Bea, go back and forth between their parents? homes in Montreal. Their mother, whose anxiety manifests as the need to control, believes that their father and beloved half-sister are a bad influence on Justine and Bea. So, she enlists Justine in collecting evidence that would lead to getting sole custody. Justine accepts her mother?s view of her father at first and...
Author
Series
Totally secret diary of Dani D volume 1
Publisher
West 44 Books, an imprint of Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
©2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
52 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
20) I have two homes
Author
Publisher
Clavis
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl named Nina recounts her feelings about her parents' divorce and describes what it is like to live in two households in this touching picture book. Everything is different from the way it was, and sometimes the behavior of the adults around her is upsetting to Nina. This honest, uncomplicated account of divorce from a child's point of view will reassure and comfort young readers who are experiencing the changes that divorce brings to a...
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