CHILDREN'S
Released: May 24, 2011
"This tender, realistic tale might go a long way toward soothing the doubts of many children who are dealing with similarly trying situations. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Quietly and ever so gently, Couloumbis explores the topics of divorce and remarriage and how they affect the children involved.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2010
"A pennant winner. (Fiction. 10-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2009
"Local idioms of Spanish proverbs—dichos—used as chapter headings enlighten both characters and readers. (glossary) (Fiction. 8-12)"
Apolonia "Lina" Flores loves science and mathematical riddles, playing volleyball and collecting extravagant, romantic and lonely socks.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 10, 2009
"Decorated throughout with antipodean vernacular, Roberts's glib, tangential, first-person narrative promises—and delivers—moments of charming girlhood transition and pathos. (Fiction. 9-14)"
An upside-down antic adventure set in Melbourne, Australia, presents 11-year-old only child Sunny Hathaway, a reluctant, good-natured keeper of family secrets.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 12, 2008
"Well-written and episodic, this is an easy read that seeks to explain how relationships work or don't, and to reassure readers that it is possible to survive even the worst. (Fiction. 10 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2008
"Fans of Ida May will be overjoyed to read this new installment. (Fiction. 7-10)"
This delightful sequel to 2007's My Last Best Friend continues the story of fourth-grader Ida May, her growing friendship with Stacey and her rivalry with bully Jenna.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2008
"First-rate. (Fiction. 10-13)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2007
"A terrific mix of imagination, insight, character inventiveness and kindness create the kind of read that nourishes young minds and hearts. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Large, generous and creative characters populate this deeply satisfying novel that tells the story of "Newt" and "Fox" and how they learn to take on the challenges of their lives.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 15, 2007
"Judy Moody and Stink fans will not be bored with this offering. (Fiction. 8-11)"
Randall has just finished third grade and is about to experience his first summer in Rushport since his parents' divorce.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 14, 2005
"Continuing what she started in Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me (2004), Kelly offers rollicking fun with genuine heartache, preparation for the real world. (Fiction. 8-9)"
Armed with a journal as red as her yippee-yi-yo cowgirl boots, loquacious Lucy Rose's number one plan is to write about her never boring life.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 8, 2004
Ten-year-old Piper Berry of Buttermilk Hill, North Carolina, knows better than anyone how important it is to follow one's dreams.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 1998
"From the first sentence ("I hate writing") to the last, the tone of the book is engaging and true to life; Richard not only gains understanding, but discovers his own voice as well. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Siebold gives an 11-year-old boy the chance to gain a better understanding of himself and his family through effective use of a well-worn device—a class assignment.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 1998
"But the message is uplifting—even though her family cannot be together, and she is still in pain, Doreen is left at the conclusion still full of love and, more importantly, hope. (Fiction. 9-12)"
A young African-American girl struggles to reconcile her parents' divorce and the subsequent fragmentation of her family in this eloquent and life-affirming novel from Johnson (Humming Whispers, 1995, etc.).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 20, 1993
Plain-vanilla, middle-American Philip (10) and his divorced mother have lived in L.A. for six months, but Philip still hasn't adjusted—he hates the Mexican food, the smog, his mother's boyfriend Josh, and especially the earthquakes.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 20, 1991
"Zelinsky's perceptive drawings are an excellent bonus. (Fiction. 9-14)"
Leigh Botts, of Newbery-winning Dear Mr. Henshaw, is still learning to cope with his parents' divorce—a task to which he brings his earlier sensitivity and a new self-confidence.
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