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Divorce: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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DINOSAURS DIVORCE: A GUIDE FOR CHANGING 
FAMILIES; by Laurene Drasny Brown and Marc 
Brown; Little Brown and Co, 1986                         3-6 

MOM AND DAD DON'T LIVE TOGETHER ANY MORE; by 
Kathy Stinson; Annick Press, 1984                        3-6 

ONE MORE TIME; by Louis Baum; Morrow and Co., 
1986                                                     3-6 

DO I HAVE A DADDY?: A STORY ABOUT A SINGLE-
PARENT CHILD; by Jeannie Warren Lindsay; Morning 
Glory Press, 1982                                        3-7 

PLEASE COME HOME: A CHILD'S BOOK ABOUT DIVORCE; 
by Doris Sanford; Multnomah Press, 1985                  3-7 

MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, MY FATHER'S HOUSE; by C. B.  
Christiansen; Penguin, 1990                              3-8 

THE DIVORCE WORKBOOK: A GUIDE FOR KIDS AND 
FAMILIES; by Sally Blakeslee Ives, David Fassler, 
and Michele Lash; Waterfront Books, 1985                3-11 

BREAK-UP; by Gianni Pagoan; Happy Books, 1987            4-8 

EMILY AND THE KLUNKY BABY AND THE NEXT DOOR DOG; 
by Joan Lexau; Dial Press, 1972                          4-8 

SOMETHING IS WRONG AT MY HOUSE; by Diane Davis; 
Parenting Press, 1984                                    4-8 

WHY ARE WE GETTING A DIVORCE?; by Peter Mayle; 
Harmony Books, 1988                                      4-8 

SOMETIMES A FAMILY HAS TO SPLIT UP; by Jane 
Watson; Crown, 1988                                     6-10 

TALKING ABOUT DIVORCE: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN 
PARENT AND CHILD; by Earl Grollman; Beacon 
Press, 1975                                             6-10 

KIDS ARE NONDIVORCEABLE: A WORKBOOK FOR 
DIVORCED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN; by Sara 
Bonkowski; Buckley, 1987                                6-11 

GEORGE; by E.L. Konigsburg; Dell, 1985                  6-12 

WHAT CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW WHEN PARENTS GET 
DIVORCED; by William Coleman; rev ed.; Bethany 
House, 1998 (ISBN: 0764220519)                          6-12 

HOW IT FEELS WHEN PARENTS DIVORCE; by Jill 
Krementz; Knopf, 1988                                   7-16 

BUT...WHAT ABOUT ME? (HOW IT FEELS TO BE A KID IN 
DIVORCE); by Bonnie Doss; Bookmark Publ., 1998  
(ISBN: 0965389588)                                      8-12 

DEAR MR. HENSHAW; by Beverly Cleary; Dell, 1984         8-12 

IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD; by Judy Blume; 
Bradbury Press, 1972                                    8-12 

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME? WHEN PARENTS 
SEPARATE OR DIVORCE; by Eda LeShan; Four Winds 
Press, 1978                                             8-12 

MATT GARGAN'S BOY; by Alfred Slote; Lippincott, 
1975                                                    9-11 

THE SQUEAKY WHEEL; by Robert Kimmel Smith; 
Dell Pub. Co., 1992                                     9-12 

WHAT EVERY KID SHOULD KNOW; by Jonah Kalb and 
David Viscott; Houghton Mifflin, 1976                   9-12 

THE TROUBLE WITH THIRTEEN; by Betty Miles; Avon, 
1980                                                    9-13 

KIDS' BOOK OF DIVORCE: BY, FOR AND ABOUT KIDS; 
edited by Eric Rofes; Vintage, 1982                     9-15 

THE BOYS AND GIRLS BOOK ABOUT DIVORCE, WITH AN 
INTRODUCTION FOR PARENTS; by Richard Gardner; 
Bantam Young Reader, 1984                              10-12 

A QUESTION OF TRUST; by Marion Baner; 
Scholastic, 1994                                       10-12 

A SMART KID LIKE YOU; by Stella Pevsner; Seabury 
Press, 1975                                            10-12 

STRIDER; by Beverly Cleary; Avon, 1992                 10-14 

DIVORCE EXPRESS; by Paula Danziger; Dell, 1986         11-16 

THE MOONLIGHT MAN; by Paula Fox; Bradbury Press, 
1986                                                   12-15 

SOLITARY BLUE; by Cynthia Voight; Macmillan, 
1983                                                   12-17 

HOW TO GET IT TOGETHER WHEN YOUR PARENTS ARE 
COMING APART; by Arlene Richards; Willard Press, 
1976                                                   12-18 

I WANT ANSWERS AND A PARACHUTE; by P. J.  
Petersen; Simon and Schuster, 1993                     12-18 

TEENS ARE NONDIVORCEABLE: A WORKBOOK FOR 
DIVORCED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN; by Sara 
Bonkowski; Buckley, 1990                               12-18 

BE A GREAT DIVORCED DAD; by Kenneth Condrell; St. 
Martin, 1998 (ISBN: 0312155492)                        Adult 

CO-PARENTING AFTER DIVORCE: HOW TO RAISE HAPPY, 
HEALTHY CHILDREN IN TWO-HOME FAMILIES; by Diana 
Shulman; Winnspeed Press, 1997 (ISBN: 
0965690709)                                            Adult 

THE DIVORCED DAD'S SURVIVAL BOOK: HOW TO STAY 
CONNECTED WITH YOUR KIDS; by David Knox; Insight 
Books, 1998 (ISBN: 0306457997)                         Adult 

FAMILIES APART: TEN KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL 
CO-PARENTING; by Melinda Blau; Perigee, 1995 
(ISBN: 039952150X)                                     Adult 

GROWING UP WITH DIVORCE: HELPING YOUR CHILD AVOID 
IMMEDIATE AND LATER EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS; by Neil 
Kalter; Ballantine, 1991 (ISBN: 0449905632)            Adult 

HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH DIVORCE; by Edward 
Teyber; Jossey, Bass, 1992 (ISBN: 0787939471)          Adult 

HELPING CHILDREN SURVIVE DIVORCE: WHAT TO EXPECT, 
HOW TO HELP; by Archibald Hart; rev. ed.; Word 
Publishing, 1996 (ISBN: 0849939496)                    Adult 

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD OVERCOME YOUR DIVORCE; by 
Elissa Benedek; Newmarket Press, 1998 (ISBN: 
1557043299)                                            Adult 

MOM'S HOUSE, DAD'S HOUSE: MAKING TWO HOMES FOR 
YOUR CHILD; by Isolina Ricci; Simon & Schuster, 
1997 (ISBN: 0684830787)                                Adult 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems