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1) Three wishes
Author
Language
English
Description
Lyn, Cat, and Gemma Kettle, beautiful thirty-three-year-old triplets, seem to attract attention everywhere they go. Whenever they're together, laughter, drama, and mayhem seem to follow. But apart, each is very much her own woman, dealing with her own share ofups and downs. Lyn has organized her life into one big checklist, juggling the many balls of work, marriage, and motherhood with expert precision, but is she as together as her datebook would...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explains what happens when parents divorce and how children can adjust to the changes divorce brings. Offers tips for coping with emotions and the changes living in two households can bring.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 New York Times bestseller
With a New Afterword
"A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts." — Anne Lamott
What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff's journey
...4) I wish
Author
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Separated from his father and younger brother by his parents' divorce, twelve-year-old Koichi puts all his hope in the tale that if two people make the same wish while watching two trains pass each other, the wish will come true and his family will be together again.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped by their doomsday-prepper father to keep them safe from a supposedly new pandemic, Haley and Ben are confined to his compound with no outside contact and no idea if the threat is even real.
Haley and Ben live with their mother. When their dad is convinced there's a new, much deadlier pandemic coming, he kidnaps them. Confined in his prepper hideaway far off the grid, he believes they will be safe from other people. Haley and Ben have no...
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through accessible and relatable text, readers are exposed to what it's like to live with a single parent. Topics such as single parenting, separation, and divorce must be handled with care, and this volume addresses these issues with sensitivity and compassion. Readers expand their knowledge of social issues and are made aware of how to handle possible changes in a family dynamic. Full-color photographs, scrapbook-inspired design elements, and fact...
Author
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Enraged by her parents' joint-custody arrangement after she expressed a preference to live exclusively with her mother, eleven-year-old Willow struggles to make sense of her changing world and loneliness when her mother's demons begin to surface and overtake her.
Author
Language
English
Description
What if the woods were full of them? And of course they were, the woods were full of everything you didn't like, everything you were afraid of and instinctively loathed, everything that tried to overwhelm you with nasty, no-brain panic. The brochure promised a "moderate-to-difficult" six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, where nine-year-old Trisha McFarland was to spend Saturday with her older brother, Pete, and...
Author
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 volume ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Parents going through separation or divorce are understandably worried about how the change in the family will affect their children. Psychologist Dr. Jann Blackstone and pediatrician Dr. David Hill help parents shepherd their children through divorce with expertise built from decades of professional practice and sensitivity developed from their own experiences as parents who are themselves divorced and actively co-parenting with exes. Their guide...
10) Facing divorce
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"--
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book offers readers a look at different situations they might encounter during a divorce, from a parent moving out to spending time in two different homes. Age-appropriate text helps readers understand important topics such as child custody and stepfamilies.
14) My two homes
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about kids who split their time between two households through everyday and relatable situations. They may just find out that this special family situation isn't so different from their own! Title is complete with sweet, colorful photos and easy-to-read text with bolded glossary terms. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of...
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
120 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tackling an under-addressed but common difficulty for teens in split families, Split in Two is a valuable resource guide to help teens feel less crazed and confused, and more self-confident. Complete with:
- Personal advice from teens who have lived or are living in two households
- Tips on goal-setting and planning skills
- Comic-book-style illustrations that give the book an edgy, modern, graphic novel feel.
16) Our house
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From an internationally acclaimed author, a disturbing and addictive novel of domestic suspense where secrets kept hidden from spouses cause shocking surprises that hit home ... There's nothing unusual about a new family moving in at 91 Trinity Avenue. Except it's her house. And she didn't sell it. When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern...
17) Rebound time
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.
19) The unheard
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this new heart-pounding standalone from the internationally bestselling author that People calls "razor sharp," a single mother suspects her young daughter has witnessed a horrible crime when she draws a disturbing picture--but the deadly path to unravel the truth could cost her everything. Maybe Tess is overprotective, but passing her daughter off to her ex and his new young wife fills her with a sense of dread. It's not that Jason is a bad father,...
20) About a boy
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English