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Blume, Judy.

Summary: When her parents divorce, a sixth grader struggles to understand that sometimes people are unable to live together.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2009

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC BLU

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Blume 2003

McDunn, Gillian

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCD

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCD

Paulsen, Gary

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAU

Taylor, Will

Summary: "Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and 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. On his first day, he takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Just like that, his...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TAY

Hoena, B. A.

Summary: Eighth-grader Carter Ramos resents his father, who divorced Carter's mother, and he views his younger half-brother Ben as a rival for a spot on the traveling skate team--but when Ben is bullied by some of the older boys Carter has to decide whether family is more important than skating.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TON

Tougas, Shelley

Summary: Even though it was not easy at first, Lily learns to how to embrace Mommy's new friend Carl as a member of her family.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TOU

Long, Ethan

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LON

Maddox, Jake

Summary: Upset over her parents' divorce and her subsequent move to Minnesota, Maisie joins a curling team and begins to have a change of heart.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MAD

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC MAD

Torres, Jennifer

Summary: Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TOR

Harrington, Claudia

Summary: Lenny follows Skye for a school project and learns about her life with two homes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Looking Glass Library, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2016

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC HAR

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAR

Maddox, Jake

Summary: 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MAD

Howard, Amalie

Summary: Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024

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Holt, K. A

Summary: 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HOL

Roe, Monica

Summary: Twelve-year-old Coral is excited to be going on an October elk hunt with her father in the Colorado mountains, but when he announces that he is getting remarried she is upset and angry with him--but when a big storm rolls in and her father is injured by his skittish horse she has to put aside her feelings and fears and concentrate on making it down the mountain safely.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ROE

Reynolds, Jason

Summary: "Portico Reeves is the greatest superhero a lot of people have never heard of. He likes it that way--then no one can get in the way of him from keeping other other people safe. Super safe. He's Stuntboy. He's got the moves. And the saves. Except. There's been one major fail. He couldn't save his parents from becoming Xs. Which is a word that sounds like coughing up a hairball. But don't talk to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC REY

Gephart, Donna.

Summary: After overcoming a number of obstacles, especially in the subject of geography, Olivia is on her way to Hollywood to appear on Jeopardy! and, she hopes, to reunite with her father who left the family two years ago.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2012

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GEP

Smith, Tamara Ellis

Summary: "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." --

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG SMI

Estrela, Joana

Summary: "16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more. Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 EST

Martins, Vitor

Summary: The house at Number 8 Sunflower Street tells the stories of three teenagers who have lived within its walls in the 21st century--Ana, a lesbian forced to leave her home, Greg sent to live with his aunt when his parents divorce, and Beto, a would-be photographer living during the COVID pandemic.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Push 2022

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Maddox, Jake.

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MAD

Peschke, M. (Marci)

Summary: School is over and Kylie Jean and her cousin Lucy are going to summer camp for a week of fun, but a girl named Miley seems determined to spoil the experience for everyone, and Kylie decides to discover what her problem is.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Picture Window Books 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PES

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PES

Preston, Natasha

Summary: "A bind-up of two popular novels by author Natasha Preston--The Twin and The Lake"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PRE

Masurel, Claire.

Summary: A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2001

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Masurel 2001

Cohn, Rachel

Summary: Sixteen-year-old Lily left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to find the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as the two trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COH

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COH

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