Divorce & Stepfamilies
Picture Books about Divorce
Adams, E. On the Day His
Daddy Left. (JUV E)
On the day his father moves out of the house,
Danny's teacher, friends, and family reassure him
that his parents' divorce is not his fault.
Boegehold, B. Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. (JUV
E)
A book about family divorce.
Boyd, L. The Not-So-Wicked Stepmother. (JUV E)
Expecting her new stepmother to be mean, ugly, and
horrible, Hessie is surprised and confused to find
her not wicked at all.
Brown, L. Dinosaurs Divorce. (JUV E)
Presents reasons why parents divorce and offers
suggestions to help cope with the change.
Bunting, E. Some Frog. (JUV E)
Billy is disappointed when his father doesn't show
up to help him catch a frog for the frog-jumping
competition at school, but the one he and his mother
catch wins the championship and Billy begins to
accept his father's absence.
Caseley, J. Priscilla Twice. (JUV E)
When Priscilla's parents divorce, she learns that
there are different kinds of families.
Cole, B. The Un-Wedding. (JUV E)
As their parents disagree more and more about
everything, Demetrius and Paula Ogglebutt decide
that everyone would be happier if they "un-marry."
Coy, J. Two Old Potatoes and Me. (JUV E)
After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her
father's house, they plant and tend them to see if
they will have new potatoes in September.
Dragonwagon, C. Always, Always. (JUV E)
A little girl discovers that although her parents
are divorced, it in no way changes their love for
her.
Gibbons, F. Mountain Wedding. (JUV E)
The children from two mountain families about to be
joined in a wedding change their minds about each
other only after all of them together cooperate in a
rescue.
Girard, L. At Daddy’s On Saturdays. (JUV E)
Although her parents' divorce causes her to feel
anger, concern, and sadness, Katie discovers that
she can keep a loving relationship with her father
even though he lives apart from her.
Hopkins, B. Changes: My Family And Me. (JUV E)
A child describes the changes that divorce and
remarriage bring to the make-up of a family.
Mcafee, A. The Visitors Who Came To Stay. (JUV E)
When Mary and her son come to stay with Katy and her
divorced father, Katy has a hard time learning to
share her father's love.
Petty, K. Splitting Up. (JUV E)
Little Maria learns to deal with her parents'
separation.
Rodell, S. Dear Fred. (JUV E)
A young girl writes a letter to her brother back in
Australia telling him how much she misses him since
they no longer live together.
Spelman, C. Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce. (JUV E)
Dinah Bear feels sad and scared when her parents say
they are going to divorce.
Vigna, J. Grandma Without Me. (JUV E)
A young boy finds a way to keep in touch with his
beloved grandmother despite his parents' divorce.
Weninger, B. Good-bye, Daddy. (JUV E)
A little boy's teddy bear helps him come to terms
with his parents' divorce by telling him a story
about a little bear in similar circumstances.
Winthrop, E. As The Crow Flies. (JUV E)
A second-grader describes how he feels when his
father comes all the way from Delaware to Arizona to
spend a week with him.
Picture Books about
Stepfamilies
Benjamin, A. Two’s Company. (JUV E)
Feeling threatened by the possibility of her
mother's remarriage, Maddy copes by planning her own
wedding to her lizard friend Little Adam Zurka.
Best, C. Getting Used To Harry. (JUV E)
When her mother marries Harry, Cynthia finds that
she has to adjust to changes in her life at home.
Boyd, L. Sam Is My Half Brother. (JUV E)
A young girl, fearful that her newborn half brother
will get all the attention, is reassured of her
father's love.
Hoffman, M. Boundless Grace. (JUV E)
Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his
new family in Africa.
Vigna, J. Daddy’s New Baby. (JUV E)
A near disaster helps a child of divorced parents
soften her feelings toward her father’s new baby.
Vigna, J. She’s Not My Real Mother. (JUV E)
When Miles gets lost, his stepmother comes to his
rescue, forcing him to reevaluate her. Could she be
his friend!
Nonfiction Books about
Divorce & Stepfamilies
Charlish, A. Divorce. (JUV 306.89 C381D)
Discusses divorce in today's world and in the past,
legal and financial issues related to it, and the
effects of divorce upon children and society.
Includes case studies.
Cole, J. My Parent’s Divorce. (JUV 306.89. C675M)
Discusses why divorce happens, how to cope with it,
and how to deal with difficult feelings as well as
friends whose parents are divorced.
Devore, C. Breakfast for Dinner. (JUV 306.89 D498B)
Text and photographs describe problems faced by the
parents and children when a divorce occurs.
Goldentyre, D. Divorce. (JUV 306.89 G566D)
Describes divorce and explains how to deal with the
breaking up of a parents' marriage.
Holyoke, N. Help! (JUV 306.89 H748H)
Answers letters from girls dealing with various
aspects of divorce, remarriage, and stepfamilies.
Includes tips, quizzes, and advice.
Johnson, J. My Stepfamily. (JUV 306.874 J633H)
Young people in stepfamilies describe how they cope
with having stepbrothers, stepsisters, and
stepparents and offer tips on dealing with change in
a family.
Krohn, K. You and Your Parents’ Divorce. (JUV 306.89
K916Y 2001)
Discusses the following topics: What exactly is a
divorce, It's not your fault, Finding friends who
understand, Please don't put me in the middle, and
Adjusting to change.
Lansky, V. It’s Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear. (JUV
306.89 L292I)
KoKo Bear learns what divorce means, how to deal
with changes, how to recognize and deal with
feelings, and that divorce is not KoKo's fault. Each
page includes tips for parents.
MacGregor, C. The Divorce Helpbook For Kids. (JUV
306.89 M178D 2001)
A guide to dealing with the divorce of parents,
discussing various reasons for divorce, the emotions
experienced by the children, and ways of coping with
the change.
Rogers, F. Divorce. (JUV 306.89 R632D)
A gentle and reassuring book to help children cope
with their feelings.
Rogers, F. Stepfamilies. (JUV 306.874 R631S)
Discusses the changes involved in becoming part of a
stepfamily and ways to deal with the new situation.
Rosenberg, M. Talking About Stepfamilies. (JUV
306.874 R723)
Children and adults who have become part of
stepfamilies describe their experiences in coping
with new stepparents and stepsiblings.
Weitzman, E. Let’s Talk About Living In A Blended
Family. (JUV 306.874 W439L)
Provides advice on how to accept and deal with the
challenges of living in a stepfamily, or blended
family.
Weitzman, E. Let’s Talk About Your Parent’s Divorce.
(JUV 306.89 W439L)
Offers basic advice on how to deal with parents'
divorce, including coping with feelings and
adjusting to stepfamilies.
Juvenile Fiction Books
about Divorce
Abercrombie, B. Cat-Man’s
Daughter. (JUV FIC)
13-year-old Kate is kidnapped by her grandmother in
an attempt to make her divorced parents consider
Kate's welfare instead of their own.
Birdseye, T. Tucker. (JUV
FIC)
Eleven-year-old Tucker likes his life with his
divorced father, until the nine-year-old sister he
has not seen in years moves back in with them and
claims that their mother wants them to become one
family again.
Blume, J. It’s Not The End
Of The World. (JUV FIC)
The pain of a family breakup is tastefully and
realistically conveyed.
Christopher, M. The Comeback
Challenge. (JUV FIC)
Mark, center for his middle school's soccer team the
Scorpions, must cope with his parents' divorce and a
teammate who holds a grudge against him.
Cleary, B. Dear Mr. Henshaw.
(JUV NEW)
Leigh Botts writes to his favorite author as a class
assignment.
Cleary, B. Strider. (JUV FIC)
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he
comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires
joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the
track team at school.
Clements, A. The Landry
News. (JUV FIC)
A 5th-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial
that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to
really begin teaching again, but he is later
threatened with disciplinary action as a result.
Cruise, R. The Top-Secret
Journal of Fiona Claire Jardin. (JUV FIC)
At the suggestion of her therapist, ten-year-old
Fiona begins to keep a journal in which she records
her fears, feelings, and gradual adjustment in the
year after her parents get a divorce.
Danziger, P. Amber Brown
Goes Fourth. (JUV FIC)
Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in
her life as her best friend moves away and her
parents divorce.
Danziger, P. The Divorce
Express. (JUV FIC)
A 14-year-old’s adjustment to her parents’ divorce.
Fitzhugh, L. Sport. (JUV FIC)
Eleven-year-old Sport lives happily with his
absent-minded father, when suddenly his ruthless and
wealthy mother wants custody of him.
Franklin, K. Lone Wolf. (JUV
FIC)
When a large family moves into the house near where
he and his father live in the woods, Perry's
friendship with the oldest girl helps him come to
terms with his sister's death and his parents'
divorce.
Giff, P. Rat Teeth. (JUV FIC)
Fifth-grader Cliffie feels that nothing has been
right in his life since his parents got their
divorce and his front teeth began growing out over
his lower lip.
Greene, C. Ask Anybody. (JUV
FIC)
The daughter of divorced parents befriends an
eccentric new girl who is full of unexpected
surprises.
Greene, C. A Girl Called Al.
(JUV FIC)
Al is a non-conformist seventh-grader who is ignored
by both of her divorced parents, which she tries to
overcome by pretending not to care.
Hobbs, V. Charlie’s Run. (JUV
FIC)
Hoping to stop his parents' impending separation and
keep them from getting a divorce, eleven-year-old
Charlie runs away from their house in the California
countryside and finds a ride to the coast.
Hurwitz, J. DeDe Takes
Charge! (JUV FIC)
A year after her father has left home for good,
fifth-grader DeDe helps her mother cope with the
realities of life after divorce.
Jones, J. Dear Mrs. Ryan,
You’re Ruining My Life. (JUV FIC)
In an effort to get his mother to stop writing about
him in her books, fifth-grader Harvey and his best
friend decide to try to make a romantic connection
between her and their school principal.
Lisle, J. The Gold Dust
Letters. (JUV FIC)
When nine-year-old Angela and her friends begin
investigating the letters she has received from her
fairy godmother, it helps take Angela's mind off her
strained relationship with her father.
Moss, M. Amelia’s Family
Ties. (JUV FIC)
Ten-year-old Amelia records her thoughts and
feelings about flying solo to Chicago to meet the
father she has not seen since her parents divorced
when she was an infant.
Naylor, P. Being Danny’s
Dog. (JUV FIC)
Ten-year-old T.R. and his twelve-year-old brother
Danny move to Rosemary Acres with their mother and
find new friends as well as a lot of community rules
to follow.
Park, B. Don’t Make Me
Smile. (JUV FIC)
A young boy has trouble adjusting to his parents’
divorce.
Park, B. My Mother Got
Married (and other disasters). (JUV FIC)
Just when eleven-year-old Charlie Hickle is starting
to adjust to his parents’ divorce, disaster strikes
again! His mom remarries, and his new stepfather
moves in with two kids.
Paulsen, G. Hatchet. (JUV
FIC)
After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian spends 54
days in the wilderness, learning to survive with
only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his
mother.
Petersen P. I Hate Weddings.
(JUV FIC)
When Dan has to meet his new stepfamily and take
part in his father's wedding, he finds that all
sorts of horrible and embarrassing things happen to
him.
Ransom, C. More Than A Name.
(JUV FIC)
When her mother remarries, 8-year-old Cammie feels
awkward with her new stepfather and being part of a
new large family.
Roy, R. Avalanche! (JUV FIC)
Upset over his parents’ impending divorce,
fourteen-year-old Scott goes to visit his brother in
Colorado where they are both nearly buried by an
avalanche.
Roy, R. The Chimpanzee Kid.
(JUV FIC)
Considered to be something of a misfit by his
classmates because of his interest in animal rights,
Harold finds a friend who agrees to help him in his
secret plan.
Schnur, S. The Koufax
Dilemma. (JUV FIC)
Angry when he cannot pitch in the season's opening
game because of Passover, Danny finally makes some
important decisions about loyalty to his divorced
parents, his team, his heritage, and himself.
Siebold, J. Rope Burn. (JUV
FIC)
While working on a writing assignment at his new
school, Richard learns the meaning of various
proverbs and how to express his feelings about his
parents' divorce.
Smith, R. The Squeaky Wheel.
(JUV FIC)
Moving to a new neighborhood following his parents'
divorce, Mark has trouble making new friends and
coping with his father's absence.
Stowe, C. Home Sweet Home,
Good-bye. (JUV FIC)
Reluctantly getting ready to move to a new house
with his mother, eleven-year-old Charlie gets caught
in a funny chain of events, culminating in the
reuniting of his long-divorced parents.
Van Leeuwen, J. Blue Sky,
Butterfly. (JUV FIC)
When her father leaves, Twig feels isolated from her
older brother and her mother as they all try to cope
with the change in their lives.
Voight, C. Bad, Badder,
Baddest. (JUV FIC)
When fifth graders Mikey and Margalo devise a plan
to prevent Mikey's parents from getting a divorce,
the two friends find their scheme foiled by a new
girl at school.
Warner, Sally. Sister Split.
American Girl Fiction Series. (JUV FIC)
When her parents separate, eleven-year-old Ivy must
cope not only with their impending divorce but also
with the unexpected impact it has on her
relationship with her older sister.
Willner-Pardo, G. Jason And
The Losers. (JUV FIC)
Following his parents' divorce a fifth grader goes
to live with his aunt and uncle and attends a new
school where he changes some attitudes about
friendship.
Juvenile Fiction about
Stepfamilies
Alder, C. S. Her Blue Straw Hat. (JUV FIC)
Having grown to accept and love her stepfather Ben,
twelve-year-old Rachel is dismayed when his spoiled
daughter joins the family on their beach vacation.
Christopher, M. Spike It! (JUV
FIC)
Unhappy at having to share space and family with her
new stepsister Michaela when her father remarries,
thirteen-year-old Jamie is further dismayed when
Michaela joins her volleyball team and becomes a
star player.
Deletion, J. Angel Spreads
Her Wings. (JUV FIC)
Angel, whose active imagination always causes her to
expect the worst, is given many new things to worry
about when her stepfather plans to move the family
to Greece for the summer.
Griffin, A. Dive. (JUV FIC)
Young Ben finds that he is happy in the stable life
provided by his stepfather despite his uncertain
relationship with his moody and troubled stepbrother
and his mother's growing restlessness in her new
marriage.
Miller, D. Home Wars. (JUV
FIC)
Twelve-year-old Halley sees her family torn apart
when her father gives her teenage stepbrothers
antique flintlocks, which begins an escalating
argument between her parents about the dangers of
guns.
Updated 4/05, NL: Holdings
checked 7/06 KRL
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