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1) Hatchet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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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. Includes an introduction and sidebar commentary by the author.
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Language
English
Description
Brought back together when Cassidy, the little sister they have in common, suddenly needs them both, Daisy and Sage must cast aside their hatred for each other to care for Cassidy and are caught off guard when long-buried secrets lead to forgiveness and a powerful friendship.
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Language
English
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Follows three mothers, each at a crossroads, and their potential involvement in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves one parent dead in what appears to be a tragic accident, but which evidence shows might have been premeditated.
"A murder... . . . a tragic accident... . . . or just parents behaving badly? What's indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads: Madeline is a...
Author
Series
Sisterhood series volume 27
Language
English
Description
The women of the Sisterhood are united by their mission to help those unable to help themselves. But now they've encountered opponents who share a unique bond of their own. The law firm of Queen, King, Bishop and Rook - the Chessmen - has been a formidable force in Washington, D.C., for decades. And Sisterhood member Nikki Quinn's new case has made her their prime target. Nikki has agreed to represent Livinia Lambert as she files for divorce from...
8) Stag's leap
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In this wise and intimate telling--which carries us through the seasons when her marriage was ending--Sharon Olds opens her heart to the reader, sharing the feeling of invisibility that comes when we are no longer standing in love's sight; the surprising physical bond that still exists between a couple during parting; the loss of everything from her husband's smile to the set of his hip. Olds is naked before us, curious and brave and even generous...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A study of the psychological and social effects of divorce discusses a wealth of issues such as how women and girls experience divorce differently than men and boys and reveals that the aftermath of divorce can be a pathway to healing and fulfillment.
12) Pivot point
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
"A girl with the power to search alternate futures lives out six weeks of two different lives in alternating chapters. Both futures hold the potential for love and loss, and ultimately she is forced to choose which fate she is willing to live thorugh"--
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Series
Elm Creek Quilts volume 16
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Chiaverini's bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues at a quilter's retreat in scenic Hawaii.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Feminist Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A lovingly crafted picture book speaking to the child's perspective on divorce. The book offers advice, sympathy, and wit to match without being pandering or authoritative. While admitting that divorces are painful, it above all empowers its young reader to cope with and even make the best of a difficult situation"--
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Language
English
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Description
A down-on-her-luck movie actress runs into her detestable former co-star--dreamboat-from-hell Bramwell Shepard--in Las Vegas and gets caught up in a ridiculous incident that leads to a calamitous elopement. Can two enemies find themselves working without a script in a town where the spotlight shines bright...and where the strongest emotions can wear startling disguises?
How did this happen? Georgie York, once the costar of America's favorite television...
Author
Series
Noel collection volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A follow-up to The Noel Diary finds a humiliated and depressed woman, reeling from a scandal that ended her marriage, finding renewal in a relationship with a man who hides a dark past.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
A twelve-year-old boy, worried that his parents may divorce, discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.
19) Eggs over Evie
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Evie feels unsettled and sad after her parents divorce, her father remarries and takes the family dog, and his new wife becomes pregnant, but a cooking class and helping the elderly lady next door with her cat give Evie a way to cope with the changes in her life. Includes recipes.
20) Dear Mr. Henshaw
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
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