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ParentsCornerTopics: Divorce

TwoNests

LaurenceAnholt

BettyandPaularetwolittlebirdswhobuildanest togetherinacherrytreeBettylaysaneggand outpopsBabyBirdButthenestissmall,Betty andPaulsquabble,andtheydecidethatPaul shouldliveinadifferentnestacrosstheotherside ofthetree.ButBettyandPaulbothloveBaby Bird,andsoonheisabletoflyoverthecherry tree,visitinghistwonests.

MyTwoHomes

ClaudiaHarrington

LennyfollowsSkyeforaschoolproject andlearnsaboutherlifewithtwohomes.

FredStaysWithMe

NancyCoffelt

Achilddescribeshowshelivessometimes withhermotherandsometimeswithher father,butherdogisherconstantcompanion

HereandThere

TamaraEllisSmith

AfterIvan'sparentsseparate,hehastrouble findingjoyateitheroftheirhomesuntilhe discoversthatthebirdsandmusicthathe lovesmaybefoundinbothplaces

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LivingWithMomandLivingWithDad

MelanieWalsh

Alittlegirldescribeswhatherlifeislikenow thatherparentsnolongerlivetogether

Violets are Blue

Barbara Dee

Twelve-year-oldWren,whoislearningspecial effectsmakeup,isthrilledtobemakeupartist forhernewschool'sproductionofWicked,but herparents'divorceisseriouslyaffectingher mother

The Do-Over

Jennifer Torres

TwinsRaquelandLucindausedtobe inseparable,butsincetheirparentsdivorced Raquelhasbecomebossyandobsessive,while Lucindahasimmersedherselfinhericeskating lessonsButthentheyaresenttotheirfather's ranchRaquelthinksthatthisisachancetoget theirparentsbacktogetherbydrivinghis girlfriendaway,Lucindadiscoversshelikeshis newfamily

TheListofThingsThatWillNot Change

RebeccaStead

Despiteherparents'divorce,herfather'scoming outasgay,andhisplanstomarryhisboyfriend, ten-year-oldBeaisreassuredbyherparents' unconditionallove,excitedaboutgettinga stepsister,andhauntedbysomethingshedid lastsummeratherfather'slakehouse.

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Emily's Blue Period

Cathleen Daly

After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

Mommy and Daddy Love You

Cecil Kim

WhenNinahearsthenewsthatherparents aregettingadivorce,sheisscared,angry, andsadWhyisthishappening?Nina becomesverymadandactsbadly.After someadjusting,Ninabeginstounderstand thesituationandthatMommyandDaddywill alwaysloveher

The"D"Word:Divorce

JuliaCook

Throughwellplacedhumorandaptadvice, severalmisconceptionschildrenhaveabout divorceareclarifiedOfferstoolsandinsights tobothchildrenandadultstoeffectivelydeal withthedifficultchallengesthatafamilygoes throughwhenparentsgetdivorced.

Divorce is the Worst

Anastasia Higgenbotham

Alovinglycraftedpicturebookspeaking tothechild'sperspectiveondivorce,Thebook offersadvice,sympathy,andwittomatch withoutbeingpanderingorauthoritativeWhile admittingthatdivorcesarepainful,itaboveall empowersitsyoungreadertocopewithand evenmakethebestofadifficultsituation

WasittheChocolatePudding?AStory forLittleKidsaboutDivorce

SandraLevins

Whenayoungboy'sparentsdivorce,he thinksit'sbecauseofthechocolatepuddinghe andhisbrothersmearedalloverthewallAn afterwordoffersadviceonhelpingchildrendeal withseparationanddivorce.

DivorceisNottheEndoftheWorld ZoeStern,EvanStern,&EllenSue

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Abrotherandsisterwhoseparentsaredivorced discusstopicsrelatingtothissituation,respond tolettersfromotherchildren,andoffertips basedontheirexperiences,bothwhenthey wereteenagersandthentenyearslateras adults

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