BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

15 Books to Help Kids Deal with Divorce (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 1998

SONGS OF FAITH

by Angela Johnson

"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.). Read full book review >

Cover art for THERE'S NO SURF IN CLEVELAND

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 20, 1993

THERE'S NO SURF IN CLEVELAND

by Stephanie Jona Buehler

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. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 20, 1991

STRIDER

by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

"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. Read full book review >