Suggestions from Mt. Lebanon Public Library  ~  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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A New Kind of Family:
Divorce and Stepfamilies

Divorce

Non-Fiction (for parents and children)

     Call Number: j 306.89

How to Survive Your Parent’s Divorce by Nancy Bolick
j 306.89 Bol

Annie Stories by Doris Brett
j 301.42 Bre P-T

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurene Brown
j 306.89 Bro P-T

My Parent’s Divorce by Julia Cole
j 306.89 Col

The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce, with an Introduction for Parents
by Richard A. Gardner
j 306.89 Gar P-T

The Boys and Girls book About One-Parent Families
by Richard A. Gardner
j 306.856 Gar P-T

Help! A Girls’ Absolutely Indispensable Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies
by Nancy Holyoke
j 306.89 Hol

How It Feels When Parents Divorce by Jill Krementz
j 306.89 Kre P-T

Vicki Lansky’s Divorce Book for Parents:
Helping Your Children Cope With Divorce and its Aftermath
by Vicki Lansky
j 306.89 Lan P-T

What’s Going to Happen to Me?: When Parents Separate or Divorce
by Eda J. LeShan
j 306.89 Les P-T

Divorce by Fred Rogers
j 306.89 Rog P-T

Mister Rogers Talks with Families about Divorce by Fred Rogers
j 306.89 Rog P-T

On Divorce: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together
by Sara Stein
j 306.89 Ste P-T

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Fiction
(for children in preschool through second grade)

Gracie by Robin Ballard
j Ea BALLARD
Gracie describes her life in two homes, one with her mother and one with her father.

One More Time by Louis Baum
j Ea BAUM
Simon spends the afternoon with his father before going home to his mother.

Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: A Book About Divorce
by Betty Boegehold
j Ea BOEGEHOLD P-T
Casey wonders if her parent’s divorce is her fault and tries a plan to get them back together again.

Daddy by Jeannette Caines
j Ea CAINES
A child of separated parents spends special time with her father on Saturdays.

Priscilla Twice by Judith Caseley
j Ea CASELEY
Priscilla learns that there are different kinds of families after her parents divorce.

My Mother’s House, My Father’s House by C. B. Christiansen
j Ea CHRISTIANSEN
A child describes what it is like to travel between her two different houses.

Always, Always by Crescent Dragonwagon
j Ea DRAGONWAGON
A child finds that her parents divorce doesn’t diminish their love for her.

Two Homes to Live In: A Child’s-eye View of Divorce
by Barbara Shook Hazen
j Ea HAZEN

Emily and the Klunky Baby and the Next Door Dog
by Joan Lexau
j Ea LEXAU
Emily runs away with the baby to live with her father because she is angry with her mother.

Two Homes for Lynn by June Noble
j Ea NOBLE
Lynn’s make-believe friend helps her adjust to living in two homes after her parent’s divorce.

Dear Fred by Susanna Rodell
j Ea RODELL
A young girl writes to her brother, who lives in Australia.

Morris and His Brave Lion by Helen Spelman Rogers
j Ea ROGERS

Breakfast with My Father by Ron Roy
j Ea ROY

Friday’s Journey by Ken Rush
j Ea RUSH
A seven year old boy prepares to spend the weekend with his father.

Two Places to Sleep by Joan Schuchman
j Ea SCHUCHMAN

Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce by Cornelia Spelman
j Ea SPELMAN P-T
Dinah bear feels sad when her parents say they are going to get divorced.

Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Any More by Kathy Stinson
j E-pb S

Grandma Without Me by Judith Vigna
j Ea VIGNA P-T

A Father Like That by Charlotte Zolotow
j Ea ZOLOTOW

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Fiction for Older Readers

To Live a Lie by Ann Alexander
j ALEXANDER

It’s Not the End of the World by Judy Blume
j pb B & j BLUME
When her parents divorce, a sixth grade girl struggles to understand
that sometimes people are unable to live together.

Amber Brown is Feeling Blue by Paula Danziger
j pb D & j DANZIGER
Nine year old Amber must decide with which parent she will spend Thanksgiving.

A Private Matter by Kathryn Ewing
j EWING

My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel by Peggy Mann
j MANN

Dear Dad, Love Laurie by Susan Beth Pfeffer
j PFEFFER
Laurie’s letter to her divorced father chronicles her sixth grade year.

A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt
j VOIGT & j pb V

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Step-families

Non- Fiction

     Call Number: j 306.89

Where do I Belong?: A Kid’s Guide to Stepfamilies by Buff Bradley
j 306.89 Bra

Stepfamilies by Fred Rogers
j 306.89 Rog P-T
Discusses ways to deal with the new situation of becoming part of a stepfamily.

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Fiction
(for children in preschool through second grade)

When I am a Sister by Robin Ballard
j Ea BALLARD
Papa tells his daughter what will change and what will stay
the same after he and his new wife have a baby.

Two’s Company by Amanda Benjamin
j Ea BENJAMIN
Maddy copes with her mother’s remarriage by arranging her own wedding to her lizard friend.

Getting Used to Harry by Cari Best
j Ea BEST
Cynthia has to adjust to changes at home when her mother remarries.

The Not-So-Wicked Stepmother by Lizi Boyd
j Ea BOYD
Hessie is surprised to find her new stepmother is not wicked and ugly.

My Mother’s Getting Married by Joan Drescher
j Ea DRESCHER
Katy is not looking forward to the changes
that her mother’s marriage will bring.

Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman
j Ea HOFFMAN
Grace visits her father and his new family in Africa.

My Wicked Stepmother by Norman Leach
j Ea LEACH
Seven year-old Tom has trouble accepting his new stepmother.

The Good Stepmother by Marguerita Rudolph
j Ef RUDOLPH
Princess Elena, lonely for a mother, persuades her father
to let her choose the woman he marries.

She’s not My Real Mother by Judith Vigna
j Ea VIGNA
When Miles gets lost, his stepmother comes to his rescue, forcing him to reevaluate her.

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Fiction for Older Readers

Her Blue Straw hat by C.S. Adler
j ADLER
Rachel is dismayed when her stepfather’s spoiled daughter joins their summer vacation.

Out of Step by Mary Jane Auch
j AUCH
Twelve year-old Jeremy feels there is no place for him in his new family which
includes a stepsister his age who is a superb athlete.

Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting
j BUNTING
A girl travels west on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with
a caring family.

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
j CLEARY
In letters to his favorite author, a ten- year old boy reveals
his problems coping with his parent’s divorce.

Angel Spreads Her Wings by Judy Delton
j DELTON
Angel’s stepfather plans to move the family to Greece for the summer.

Step by Wicked Step: A Novel by Anne Fine
j FINE
Five schoolmates share stories of their parents divorces and remarriages
and the effects those events had on their lives.

My Mother Got Married: And Other Disasters by Barbara Park
j PARK
Twelve year-old Charles experiences many difficulties in adjusting
to a new stepfather, stepsister, and stepbrother.

Eliza’s Daddy by Ianthe Thomas
j THOMAS
When Eliza wonders what her Daddy’s daughter in his new marriage is like,
she works up the courage to ask to visit his new home.

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