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Hatchet

2018
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

The great treehouse war

Fifth-grader Winnie, with notes from her friends, writes of turning her treehouse into an embassy after her newly-divorced parents become unreasonable, where she is joined by nine others with complaints.

More than anger

In this novel in verse, Anna suffers due to her parents' constant fighting, anger, and drinking. She pushes everyone away until the family reaches a breaking point. Anna realizes that she too, needs to make some changes.

Running overload

Eighth-grader Somali American Nimo Mohamed is the youngest runner on the varsity cross-country team, but she is determined to keep up with the older girls, so she has set herself a grueling training schedule; too grueling because her body is exhausted, her grades at school are slipping, and her father, who is still very much in her life despite the divorce, is starting the pressure her to quit the team.

Instructions for dancing

2021
"After picking up a book from the library, Yvette--who has given up on love--gains the ability to see how other people's romantic relationships will end"--Provided by publisher.

The list of things that will not change

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.

Name tags and other sixth-grade disasters

2020
"Twelve-year-old Lizbeth is determined to get rid of her dad's new girlfriend and make friends at her new school-neither of which turns out to be as easy as she expects"--Provided by publisher.

Feather boy

a novel
2002
A timid, unpopular boy learns about courage, love, and luck through a school project involving a strong-willed elderly woman, the abandoned house where her son died, and the legend of the Firebird.

Facing divorce

2021
"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. Color photos and . . . leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about coping with divorce"--Provided by publisher.

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