divorce

"Delilah Bremmer wants to return to the happier times before her parents divorced. Then, through an incredible set of circumstances, she discovers a gateway to those perfect days. But are they as perfect as she remembers?"--Back cover.

"About fifty percent of the marriages in the United States end in divorce. This book empathetically presents children with new ways of thinking about life during and after their parents' divorce, help in vocalizing and working through their feelings and emotions, and useful tools to help them thrive in their new family lives"--Provided by publisher.

After Ivan's parents separate, he has trouble finding joy at either of their homes until he discovers that the birds and music that he loves may be found in both places.

When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward.

"Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police"--Provided by publisher.

"Rhen's mother and father are getting a divorce. Rhen knows things won't be the same. What will change? And will it change Rhen?"--Back cover.

Although only in eighth grade Baxter Reilly is an important member of the Edgeview High School in Tempe, Arizona, and lately the pool has been his place of refuge from the stress of his parents' separation--but now, between the pending divorce, his father's miserable apartment, his mother's new boyfriend, and the resentment and bullying from his older teammates, it is getting harder to focus on his role as the anchor of the 4 x 400 freestyle relay in the upcoming races.

"Twelve-year-old Ben is a shy, quiet New York City kid. His best friend, Jake, lives a few floors below his apartment, and they both go to a prestigious private school. Ben's life isn't perfect, but he feels at home. When his dad takes a job in London, everything changes. His parents separate, and Ben's mom moves them back to her hometown in Austin, Texas. Ben's simple life has suddenly become complicated. He misses his apartment and Jake, and his dad. Then he meets Mabley, and there is now a bright spot to Ben's day. But when his mom starts working at his new school and making friends with his teacher Mr. Tomski, Ben finds himself at the center of all the problems the adults around him can't resolve -- and some of his own, too. Every lunchtime, he escapes to the old basketball court, where he shoots hoops with the groundskeeper. He dreams of moving to London, but then his mom makes him join the basketball team, where Mabley's best friend, Pete, is the star player. And everything becomes complicated again. After being pushed around, looking for his place, Ben will have to learn how to stand his ground."--.

Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.

Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.