by Danielle Lowry (ages 8-12) (affiliate link) Rosie tries everything she can think of to fix the divorce, from being happy (to cheer them up), to cleaning the house, to making better grades – but nothing works. Rosie blames herself and feels sad, confused, and angry, but she gets help from her school counselor and…
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Loon Summer
by Barbara Santucci (ages 5-9) (affiliate link) Very sweet, beautifully illustrated story about Rainie, an elementary-school-age girl who is spending her first summer with her dad at the lake following her parents’ divorce. She misses her mom and wishes things could go back to the way they used to be, and seeing the loons at…
It’s Not the End of the World
by Judy Blume (ages 8-12) (affiliate link) An elementary-school-age middle child deals with her parents’ divorce, and all the emotions, uncertainty, and questions that come with it. The material is a little dated, based on somewhat old-fashioned notions prevalent in the early 1970’s, when the book was written (e.g., the presumption that mom gets the…