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Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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Description
It's no secret Anna's parents are going through a rough patch. But when that rough patch turns positively volatile, Anna starts to wonder why her parents are staying together at all. Will their anger destroy everything Anna has ever known? Can Anna allow herself to fall in love when she sees how it can turn so easily to hate?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Amber's Japanese father left when she was little, and her sister Bella was just a baby, so now she fills in the frustrating gap in her life with imagined conversations, and writes letters to Bella that seem to come from their father.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 58
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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Description
Stacey's parents are divorced, but they both depend on her. But how can she choose between them, when her mother is home sick, and her father wants her to go with him to the dinner celebrating his promotion to vice-president.
4) Love, Lucas
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
HL 520L
Language
English
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Description
Grieving for her older brother Lucas, Oakley Nelson agrees to spend a few months with her mother at Aunt Jo's California beach house, where a notebook of letters from Lucas to Oakley challenges her to feel better and enjoy life, but a budding romance reminds her of the chances Lucas will never have.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Dara Palmer dreams of being an actress, but when she does not get a part in the school play she wonders if it is because of her different looks as an adopted girl from Cambodia, so Dara becomes determined not to let prejudice stop her from being in the spotlight.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Lilla wants to make everyone happy, so when her best friend Vivi dares her to start telling the truth as part of their Summer of Brave, Lilla hesitates because if she says out loud what she really wants, her whole life might crash down around her."--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 700L
Language
English
Description
"Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy's a bridesmaid. The only trouble is, fourteen little kids are coming to the wedding, and they all need baby-sitters. Stacey, Claudia, Mary Anne, Dawn, and Kristy think they can handle fourteen kids. But that's before they spend five days changing diapers, stopping fights, solving mix-ups, righting wrongs... and getting sick and tired of baby-sitting! One thing's for sure: this is a hectic way to have a...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
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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"--
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Series
Language
English
Description
How do we talk about the different ways that families can look? This book breaks down the topic of family for young readers. Filled with engaging photos and captions, this series opens up opportunities for deeper thought and informed conversation. Guided exploration of topics in 21st Century Junior Library's signature style helps readers to Look, Think, Ask Questions, Make Guesses, and Create as they go! Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
How do we talk about the different ways that families can look? This book breaks down the topic of family for young readers. Filled with engaging photos and captions, this series opens up opportunities for deeper thought and informed conversation. Guided exploration of topics in 21st Century Junior Library's signature style help readers to Look, Think, Ask Questions, Make Guesses, and Create as they go! Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
Kirsten and Walk, seventh-graders at an elite private school, alternate telling how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits stand up to a mean but influential classmate, even as they are uncovering a long-kept secret about themselves.
12) Out of Love
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Language
English
Description
After her parents' divorce, Teddy realizes that love is not as easy as it looks In Teddy's daydreams, the elevator is never broken and her father comes home every day. But in reality, her dad has a new home and a new wife, Shelley, who is glamorous in a way Teddy's mother could never be. Still, Teddy holds out hope that one day her dad will come to his sensesand when she finds a shoebox full of faded love letters in the closet, she knows her mother...
Author
Language
English
Description
Bernie only needs $99 for freedom, but he can't make a dime Bernie Segal has a lot of normal problemslike algebra, his height, and a sister who insists he help her learn her lines for the stupid school play. But he also has a lot of not-so-normal problems, like dealing with his father's death. His mother is about to remarry, and the thought of having a new man around the house makes Bernie sick. To get out of being at the wedding, Bernie decides to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Known as the Roadkill Kid due to his mother's job, middle schooler Jack becomes his mom's assistant as he deals with his parents' divorce, even though he just wants to finally talk to Zoe, his conservationist classmate with the bright green eyes"--
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Praise for Na'ima B. Robert's previous publications:
"Interesting, and certainly timely."—Kirkus Reviews, on Boy Vs Girl
"Highly recommended."—TheBookBag.co.uk, on Black Sheep
"Robert's poetic style is captivating."—School Library Journal, on Ramadan Moon
When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her—her hijab, her long eyelashes and her red trainers—in
...16) Split Just Right
Author
Language
English
Description
Danny lives in her mother's world of make-believe, but all she wants is the truth. Dandelion Finzimer's mother has always wanted to get her daughter on the stage. Mrs. Finzimer is an actress - aspiring, anyway - who makes a living teaching and doing commercials, but lives for the applause she earns as a member of the Bellmont Players. Danny has no talent for acting - she couldn't even play Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker - but whether she realizes...
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sarah Stein loves life in New York. Who wouldn't, growing up in a cool TriBeCa loft with an artist dad and a chocolate-maker mom, rollerblading in Central Park, hanging out with friends? That is, until the day her parents tell her they're divorcing.
Forced to shuttle each day by bicycle between their separate residences on either side of the Brooklyn Bridge, Sarah soon discovers that the parents she thought she knew are as opposite...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From classic
Lower Merion to hip and edgy New York City, Sophia Ito brings out her new style
in Book 2 of The Stitch Clique!
Ever since her parents'
divorce, Sophia's life at home with her mom hasn't been easy. So when her dad
moves back to New York, Sophia jumps on the chance to visit-not only can she go
to her favorite museums and stores again, but she also misses seeing her dad
every day.
Everything about being in
New York feels so...
19) Nissa's Place
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
A thirteen-year-old girl in Depression-era Louisiana grapples with her mother moving to Chicago, her father remarrying, and finding where she belongs.
Ever since Nissa Bergen's father Ivar remarried, Nissa has felt like a stranger in her own home, clinging to her memories of her free-spirited mother, Heirah Rae, who moved to Chicago to escape the conformity of small-town Louisiana. To make matters worse, Nissa's not ready for the physical...
Ever since Nissa Bergen's father Ivar remarried, Nissa has felt like a stranger in her own home, clinging to her memories of her free-spirited mother, Heirah Rae, who moved to Chicago to escape the conformity of small-town Louisiana. To make matters worse, Nissa's not ready for the physical...
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